Article The 256-Crayon Box I was going to write this week about the tragic disappearance of the word “nymphomaniac.” It’s a wonderful word. Nymphomaniac. Five syllables. Greek roots. Slightly clinical. Slightly scandalous. The sort of word you say while wearing a silk dressing gown and holding a cigarette in one of those long
Article It Ain't What They're Getting. It's What They Think They're Getting. Years ago, my friend Mickey did some work with Martha Stewart. One day he told me a story I've never forgotten. One of Martha's cookbooks featured a beautiful raspberry coulis. If you've ever seen one, you know the look. A glossy ribbon of ruby-
Article "Why is no one ready?" If you've seen The Devil Wears Prada, you probably heard that sentence in Miranda Priestly's voice before you even finished reading it. I certainly did. Yesterday morning I scheduled a one-hour onboarding sessionto train people how to use the travel software that I use. Two
Article Someday You'll Be Internet Dead I swear I'm not trying to turn this week's newsletters into a meditation on death. It just seems to be what's circling my desk lately, so I'm going to lean into it. 😊 I was just digging through photos online, looking for handsome
Article To Hell and Back I've always been a Broadway fag. I don't mean that casually. I mean the kind of person who can lose an entire afternoon down a rabbit hole of cast recordings, who knows which revival got the choreography right, and who will happily argue about whether Patti
Article Would You Trade Your Troubles? I want you to try a little thought experiment. Take everything that's bothering you right now. Every frustration. Every disappointment. Every regret. Every fear about the future. Every relationship that's messy. Every health concern. Every financial worry. Every dream that hasn't happened yet. Write
