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NYT: What’s with the black suit, white shirt, black tie outfit you always wear? Do you have anything else in your closet? Cornel West: I’ve got four black suits that I circulate, and they are my cemetery clothes — my uniform that keeps me ready for battle. NYT: Your cemetery clothes? Cornel West: It’s ready [...]

From Seth Godin’s Blog: “If you build your company with the policy that you’ll never run an ad, it makes it even more important that you build a remarkable product–you’ll never be tempted to compromise and try to make it up with hype. Same thing goes for organizations that refuse to pay bribes. By eliminating [...]

I wore Minimalist Tees everyday of 2012, here’s how it went: There is a simplicity when getting dressed for the day. I’ve gotten used to using no mental effort whatsoever on deciding what to wear. There is only so much space in my mind and one less thing is only beneficial. I didn’t buy a [...]

There are a many reasons that one could point out to explain why the Star Wars prequels were as bad as they were*. The most poignant reason that I see is the lack of constraints Lucas had when creating episodes I, II, & III. No constraints crushed his creativity. Budget, time and limited special effects [...]

“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down” -Robert Frost