My doctor’s a Republican. Seems hard to fathom until one contemplates how he got to his esteemed perch. Through a ton of hard work. He had to get good grades to get into a good college and had to repeat this process to get into a good medical school and become chief resident. Still, despite […]

I HATE this guy! At least that’s what I thought when I first heard him on Marc Maron’s podcast, when I finally figured out who it was. You know him too, Stoller’s the schnook with the whiny voice, the kind of guy who wants to be your friend who you avoid. But the intro to […]

Are you best off: 1. Getting 3 minutes on CNN. 2. Getting published in the Sunday Opinion section of the "New York Times" and having your column reach #6 on the most emailed list. 3. Having "a guest post you wrote, published on the blog of one lone dude in SF obsessed with fat loss, […]

Too many people are watching the ball. Last week it was announced that sales were marginally up. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Now of course it’s not bad, but does it indicate a renaissance, or a momentary reprieve or is it completely irrelevant? We’ve lost the ability to build stars. At […]