Dick Tracy was a household hit if you were a kid in the ‘90s. Your parents wanted to see it because it had Al Pacino and Madonna. You wanted to see it because Tracy had a watch/phone, guns, and enough gangster-bad guys to plug the Batman (‘89)-sized hole in your cravings. Everybody was going to … Continue reading Don’t Be A Dick (Tracy)?
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What A $5 Shake Can Teach You About Coaching
Empathy is asking “What’s going on beneath the surface with this person?” Not answering it. Just asking it. Being open to finding the answer. Letting that be the starting point. In Pulp Fiction, when Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) pull up to to Jack Rabbit Slims, it’s on the grounds that … Continue reading What A $5 Shake Can Teach You About Coaching
My Favorite Movie Quote (A Gut Reaction That Surprised Me)
I was doing an interview that had a set of rapid-fire questions at the end. I had a list of questions to prepare with. I just didn’t realize they were examples and not the real questions. Oops. Nothing like panic-pressure in the moment to unlock the deepest recesses of your brain. Amidst “favorite food” and … Continue reading My Favorite Movie Quote (A Gut Reaction That Surprised Me)
Say It Again, Sam
Next time you think somebody else already did it first, or better, or whatever - read this: “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” André Gide Maybe you were listening. Maybe you caught it the first time. But everyone certainly didn’t. … Continue reading Say It Again, Sam
How To Make Love Stay
I was having a moment. “Are all of my life lessons derived from the ‘80s?” I was shouting to my wife from the other room. “Uhh, are you OK?” She started back. “That sounds like a very big and very random statement. And maybe a cry for help.” I walked out to the living room … Continue reading How To Make Love Stay
Sunday Music: Like Cold November Rain (Go Easy, Rider)
When your fiancé says “Let’s put some G N’ R on” you don’t argue. You embrace being 10 again, popping the cassette into the deck, and basking in the glory of using one’s illusions. Whatever age you were when you heard “November Rain” (or especially when you first saw the video), it sticks with you. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Like Cold November Rain (Go Easy, Rider)
Martin Scorsese On Just Letting Go
Martin Scorsese is dropping some pretty intense philosophy in this GQ profile. The filmmaker is wrestling with what he’s still holding onto and fighting for at this point in his career. And it’s all through the lens of what he’s (finally) letting go of. It's not easy to be "good" at something. In part because … Continue reading Martin Scorsese On Just Letting Go
Gen-X And Selling Out
Does each generation work through a collective definition of what it means to sell-out? I’m using sellout here to mean the trading of values for money, sometimes in the name of survival (“we sold out it’s good!”) and other times in the name of betrayal (“they used to be good until they sold out”). Gen-X, … Continue reading Gen-X And Selling Out
Deliver Value (Aka The Shawshank S*** Crawl)
Value comes from doing the thing you’re willing to do that somebody else wants done but doesn’t want to bother with. Questlove demos 500 or so songs per week to curate custom playlists for 700+ very cool (and lucky) friends of his. His expression for listening to all this music because nobody else will (or … Continue reading Deliver Value (Aka The Shawshank S*** Crawl)
How To Be Cool In Front of Christopher Nolan (Via Marc Maron)
You know those people you super-admire? That the minute you’re in front of, you find yourself doing, or saying, or looking something stupid? Marc Maron’s a Christopher Nolan fan. He likes his movies. He likes “his vibes.” And Cillian Murphy got to tell him how he couldn’t believe how cool he played it in front … Continue reading How To Be Cool In Front of Christopher Nolan (Via Marc Maron)