I have a confession to make: I’m a little bit of a documentary junkie. I just finished watching Food. Inc for the third time, and I intend to watch it another time… If not more. Because time is limited, I have to select the documentaries I watch (and re-watch) very carefully; usually they have to… Read More Knowledge as a Source of Empowerment versus a Cause for Despair
Kim Kardashians’ nude selfies has been a trending topic for a few weeks now. While the pictures themselves are nothing spectacular to warrant the trend, the surrounding conversations about the implications of her posts have been fascinating to me, to say the least. I am particularly intrigued by the concept of Kim demonstrating a sense… Read More What Empowerment Means and How Kim Kardashian Has It Wrong
Indian-born Swiss singer and songwriter Ajay Mathur released his latest contribution to the world of music earlier this year with some help from Fausto Medici (drums and percussion), Christian Winiker (guitars), and Richard Hugener (bass). Mathur, who took care of vocals, guitars, and keyboards on 9 to 3, mixes up psychedelic, Americana, alternative rock, and… Read More Music Review: Ajay Mathur – ‘9 to 3’
While there is a certain joy in discovering edgy music that reimagines the rules, there is another type of joy in discovering music that is new and fresh but sounds deliciously familiar. Scott Krokoff’s latest EP, the adult contemporary Realizations and Declarations, Vol. 2, is a collection of familiar sounds that come off as new… Read More Music Review: Scott Krokoff – ‘Realizations and Declarations, Vol. 2’ EP
I recently took a friend of mine planner shopping. He really wanted to up his game and had realised that his current way of keeping track of his life just wasn’t cutting it. He didn’t know what he wanted and I am always looking for an excuse to go to any kind of paper store,… Read More Planning The Week – Planning and Planners: What is Bullet Journaling?
Happy Sunday! This blogger uses Sundays to plan and prepare for the upcoming week. I have been asked so many times about the resources that help me plan a full week that I decided to launch the “Planning the Week” feature with three concomitant components: a recommended book to make your commute easier; a healthy… Read More Planning The Week – Recipe Recommendation: California Club Sandwich by The Baking Fairy
Happy Sunday! This blogger uses Sundays to plan and prepare for the upcoming week. I have been asked so many times about the resources that help me plan a full week that I decided to launch the “Planning the Week” feature with three concomitant components: a recommended book to make your commute easier; a healthy… Read More Planning The Week – Book Recommendation: ‘Pieces Of My Mother’, by Melissa Cistaro
Team work is essential to a lot of things. I am quite relieved to know that Borna is reading up quite avidly on the topic–not only is it helping him as a member of the community as well as professionally, he has been able to infuse our relationship with the wisdom gained through such reading… Read More Borna’s Monthly Book Recommendation: ‘The Wisdom of Teams’, by Jon R. Katzenbach and Douglas K. Smith
There are so many great blog posts that I get to read during the week that I took a page out of many a bloggers’ book and decided to share a round-up of my favorite ten posts each Friday, which can either be used to make this evening’s commute go by quicker, or to accompany… Read More Ten Recommended Reads: Week of 26 March to 1 April 2016
Name: Kayla Kleinman Blog Reviewed: Kayla in the City Her favourite post: http://www.kaylainthecity.com/2015/11/17/7-reasons-start-blog/ Launched almost five years ago, Kayla’s corner of the blogosphere is a minimalist black, light blue, and dark fuchsia on white fitness blog focused on making healthy easy and approachable. If you are wondering who this person is to have a fitness… Read More Blog Review: ‘Kayla in the City’ by Kayla Kleinman
