Paying Attention: If you like golf, you probably love golf equipment. Maybe you’re one of the many readers of GolfWRX, which typically features a series of photos of –wait for it–the latest golf bags filled with the latest golf clubs used by the pros, at each tournament (this set of photos from last week’s Canadian …
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Franklin on freedom
“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both…”
How Elon Musk Thinks
Paying Attention: I like Elon Musk. He thinks big. He does big. He takes big risks. He wins some, he loses some, but he’s got the right attitude about it all. He just keeps moving forward. He is also transparent, something which far too many people in business are not. Got to love …
“Start by doing what’s necessary. Then do what’s possible. Pretty soon, you’re doing the impossible…”
The Art of the Movie Trailer: Dr. Strange
The Latest Word: The power of the Marvel Comics film franchise is undeniable–in a world in which the success of a film is sometimes a direct correlation to it’s CGI/action content and super-hero character traits, Marvel is king of the hill. The Marvel franchise(s) have had quite a labyrinthine history, but despite all the wild …
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High Beta: Why A Speech at the RNC has Silicon Valley nervous
Paying Attention: The final night of the Republican National Convention is this evening and, like all the nights that have preceded it, this one promises plenty of drama. But one speech and the person delivering it tonight have captured the attention–along with worried anticipation– of Silicon Valley. The speaker of nervous focus tonight is Peter Thiel. Embed …
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Robert Frost on Freedom
“Freedom lies in being bold….”
Quote on dreams
“Excuses are the rocks where our dreams are crushed….”
Disrupting the bike
Press Clippings: The Tour De France bicycle race (arguably the most famous bicycle race in the world) is now in progress and, with the Tour comes an amazing bump in interest in bicycles and bicycle racing. Embed from Getty Images Maybe it has something to do with the wall-to-wall coverage the event is receiving from …
Last Call At The Four Seasons
Paying Attention: The Four Seasons–the legendary eating and watering spot with interiors designed by superstar architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson and located in the equally legendary Seagrams Building on Park Avenue in New York (also designed by Mies and Johnson)–closed on Saturday night. Embed from Getty Images With its closure, as with …