Passion is one thing; abuse is another. I’ve been reading a lot about how to “break in” to certain industries, namely the writing and journalism business. Many of these “How to land a job in…” keep emphasizing that job seekers should be willing to work long ours for modest pay. While I’m not advocating slacking [...]
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Rebuttal to MWP: No Blogging Schedule
I’m a bit perturbed about James Chartrand’s recent post over at Men With Pens about abandoning a blogging schedule, not least because she advocated only writing meaningful things while simultaneously appearing as if she just threw her post together. I’m gonna be upfront with you all – I just whipped up this post. But most of the time, I leave my writing to marinate before posting.
OCG: Green Smoothie Gauntlet
Vitamix reigns supreme in the blender-world. My roommate’s sister just bought one to make her Green Smoothie – my roommate is a Green Smoothie evangelist – and I nearly fainted from jealousy. As you know from my previous post, Green Smoothie is life. But these intrepid Instructablists use the power of pedals to mix up smoothies. [...]
99%: Remember to layer!
A couple of days ago the 99% posted an article on “layering” versus multi-tasking and how that affects productivity.
OCG: Never buy a hanger again!
“You know what I hate? You know what really gets me hot under the collar? You know what gets my pants in a bunch? HANGERS!”
OCG: Obsessive Compulsive Green Living
It’s the beginning of a new series! I get so excited over debuts. I wish that I had had a debutante ball. Ah, well. My new series is about us enviro-freaks and how far we’ll go to live sustainably. In solidarity, I thought I’d start it off by going over my own eco-transitions that have [...]
So you want to start a blog series?
A trick of the trade in the blogging world is coming up with a good series that readers will wait in anticipation for you to post then share wildly with their friends. But how do you know if your series idea is gonna be good for the long haul? First of all, not all series [...]
Treehugger | Students Design Lum.in.drop Exterior Storage System for the Homeless
“In an effort to plant the seed, to initiate a dialogue regarding this issue, we propose a series of installations located across the city. Our intention for the lum.in.drop network is to shed light on the struggles of the working poor and provide a silent acknowledgement of a growing problem, to make visible the invisible. [...]
Editors can’t save us; we can only save ourselves
Maria Popova over at Brainpickings wrote up an insightful post on what she terms “churnalism” has done for media in general and why SOPA exists today.
Does your story have any teeth?
This is the infernal question many a journalist must ask whenever they get a tip or overhear a conversation in the bathroom stalls of The Caucus Room.
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