A friend recently asked me, after a discussion of “why aren’t more great movies coming out?”, what I prefer to watch, a bad movie that I will remember essentially forever, because the “bad” was so “bad”? Or a bland movie that I may even lukewarmly enjoy while watching, but is so unmemorable that I would … Continue reading What’s Better? Bland or Bad?
A friend shared that she just watched the movie The Matrix for the very first time. After years of hearing references that she didn’t get, followed by “oh, you have to watch The Matrix”, she finally watched it. Which started on us a conversation of what makes a great movie versus an ordinary one. After … Continue reading What Makes It a GREAT one?
Yes, you are right. That question can be interpreted in a whole host of ways. And, yes, we’d be delighted to hear some of your best memories. So how did we intend this question to be read? Since we just talked about How Good You Are At Predicting the Future, it seems almost inevitable to … Continue reading How Good Are Your Memories?
When discussing The Devil You Don’t Know, Gallivance reminded us of a blast from the past in corporate life: predictions of future. There is a hunger in the corporate world for what will be the top trends, predictions, and forecasts the future. For next year. For 5 years out. For 10 years out. I was … Continue reading How Good Are You At Predicting the Future?
What do Up, Toy Story, and Ratatouille have in common? I bet you knew that they’re all Pixar animated movies (did you?). But did you know that Pixar sold computers before its first big hit, Toy Story? (The story’s here.) And Pixar is not the only company to change course. https://youtu.be/uwAI1sYl7jg?si=3qK9XsZWLr1GEFac Did you know Nokia … Continue reading The Devil You Don’t Know?
https://youtu.be/Uy5T6s25XK4?si=p5eIo7X_I25pPnHu&t=43 Paul Simon tells us that “these are the days of miracle and wonder” (to the right if you want to hear him sing that). These are also days when we need miracles and wonder. And so, what better time to go back to imagining what miraculous and wondrous elements that exist in tv shows … Continue reading Can You Find Wonder? (If You Had These, Life Would be Easier, Part II)
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/78/3f/b4/783fb49fe712f4ef014ba6eb3811a949--albert-einstein-a-einstein.jpg Einstein's Desk the day he died One of my favorite detective shows is Monk. It's about Monk, a private detective who suffers from many many many Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, one of which is that he insists on having things separated into their own domains. Peas not touching corn on the plate. The extreme nature of … Continue reading In Praise of Disorganization
Which line segment in the image below is longer, the one on the left or the one on the right? This is not a rhetorical question, please do include your answer in the comments below! This is one of my favorite illusions. It's called the Muller-Lyer illusion. And you know something, as many times as … Continue reading Do We Know What We Know?
Life is funny. Sometimes you’re floating on air, sometimes you’re up to your neck in the mud. And it’s during one of those prolonged times of twiddling in the mud that it occurred to me that there are elements that exist in tv shows that would make life easier to navigate if they only existed … Continue reading If You Had These, Life Would Be Easier (TV Edition)
I recently (re)watched Groundhog Day. As you are, I was familiar with the premise of the movie, and I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it before, but it felt like a new movie to me. Yes, I knew what the plot was, but you must have known at the beginning of the first time you watched … Continue reading Your Re-Watch Worthy Suggestions?
The Endless Weekend 
