Sunday, the New York Times ran a front-page story about how Amazon treats its white collar workers, and reading it made…
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On Fear and Kickstarter
There are a lot of good things to say about Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites. It’s probably pretty obvious that I’m…
Stuck in the Rain, No Coffee: Life Unfiltered at New England Mobile Book Fair
In an attempt to soothe my conscience about only putting the best part of life on Instagram, and to give everyone…
Sometimes, It’s Monday, and You Just Need a Win
It’s Monday morning, and I’ve already overslept, managed to get angry with a friend about something I’m pretty sure didn’t even…
Reports of Hootsuite’s Instagram Integration Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Yesterday, I saw reports that Hootsuite was introducing post scheduling for Instagram, and I was kind of excited ... and a…
Beer + Books + Birmingham: Drinking and Writing (& Facing Critics) in the Magic City
I don’t like being criticized, but I guess you could argue that, by publishing a blog and a book and speaking…
Secret Stages: A Little TOO Secret?
I have no aptitude for maps, directions and logistics. Ask me to sort out a complex storyline or convoluted economic theory…
Volunteering Is Its Own Reward: But Free Coffee Certainly Helps
Okay, okay. I know there’s a lot of great stuff happening in Birmingham, and I’m excited about that. But as much…
Life Unfiltered: The Real Story Behind Perfect Instagram Posts
I keep seeing stories about how different our social media lives look from our real lives — how the filtered photos…
What’s Happening in Birmingham This Weekend?
What's going on in the Magic City this weekend? Not nearly as much talk of wizardly worlds and fairy kingdoms and…