11 facts that explain the escalating crisis in Iraq We live in a star culture. But the “New York Times” did not get the memo, they let some of their biggest stars go, from Frank Rich to David Pogue to Nate Silver. Unfortunately, all three are languishing without the imprimatur and the distribution of the […]

This is a step backwards. Or to put it another way, Amazon is the new Microsoft, which releases half-baked products that it tries to improve on the fly. As opposed to Apple, which tries to get it right the first time. And what did Steve Jobs famously say, hardware is hard? The Kindle Fire is […]

BEST CLIP OF THE WEEK “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO): Climate Change Debate” I watch no television other than Bill Maher. Oh, I pay for it, just call Time Warner and they’ll remind you if you excise TV from your bill, your Internet price will soar. But I’m now going to tune into […]

You can’t, because everybody believes they’re right. I used to answer my e-mail, until I realized that it had little to do with me, other than to tear me down and make me feel inadequate. And if you don’t think I’m nervous before I hit send, that I don’t do my best to make sure […]