Archive for the ‘Communications’ Category

The discipline of brevity…

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009


“If you can’t write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don’t have a clear idea.” 

–David Belasco

During the past year I have been helping to write several travel guides for a publisher.  One of the guidelines from the Editor is that no single review can be longer than 60 words due to the constraints of the page design. (more…)

Your brain on YouTube…

Friday, December 12th, 2008

True to its name Future Shop is a leading indicator of where the entertainment dollar is being spent today. (more…)

Summing up Robert Frost - “Out walking. Took a new path.”

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Can you paraphrase a classic work of literature in just six words?

Our friends over at Table Talk in Salon have issued the challenge and some of the results are just hilarious.  Here are just a few examples.

The times were good. Also bad. (A Tale of Two Cities)

Soldier rushes fate, gets cocky, loses.  (Macbeth)

Be good. Precisely how is unclear. (The Bible (Old Testament))

Nothing happens. Then nothing happens again.  (Waiting for Godot)

There are a whole lot more over at Salon, why not take a look.