When the going gets tough, auctioning your loyalty isn’t an option.
Archives for January 2011
My Next Move
Ten things I’ve learned from quitting jobs
It’s never as hard as you think it’s going to be. They will, eventually, be ok without you. No matter how cathartic it may seem to be dramatic or tell your boss to fuck off, it’s always better to be professional. Give two weeks (at least), have a letter ready, and be honest but diplomatic.…
The Newest Guests at the Elite World Economic Forum: Women
Do gender quotas serve their purpose, or are they empty gestures that only attack a symptom of inequality?
Mutiny at the Workplace! Start With the IT Department
Help by Leo—a free interactive tool that connects users to software professionals—is the corporate IT of the future.
Study of the Day: The Drug That Makes Men Cuddly Also Ups Ethnocentrism
The kissing and cuddling drug oxytocin can bring out both the best and the worst in men.
Gay High School Athletes Go for the Goal With New Blog
Walk the Road is a brand-new website by and for GLBT high-school athletes. Here’s what its editors have to say.
Australian Boy Sacrifices Life for Little Brother in Queensland Floods
While stranded on the roof of a car with his mother and brother in a raging flood, he told their lone rescuer to “save my brother first.”
A Challenge for the Weekend
Make it better.
Woody Giessmann on Fox 25
Fox 25 Boston features Woody Giessmann, founder and CEO of Right Turn.
The 10 at 10: January 14
James Franco on the move, Internet-exclusive emotions, and a crusade for better prison conditions spurred on by the most cringeworthy rat bite a guy could ever feel: your 10 at 10.
Good Men Picks: Divisional Playoffs
A good man is an honest man, no? Well, that’s gonna be the theme of Good Men Picks this week.
Reading Dr. Seuss Aloud
When Tom Matlack needed to improve his public speaking, he started small—really small.
How to Be a Good Man During Confrontations
Anyone else tired of being a yes-man to your boss, your wife, or your peers?
Pass it to the left…
No child should have to hear her parent say, “Yo, bring me my bong.” Last night Drama Queen and I were in the car with my neighbor. We we’re heading towards home around 8:15 when the neighbor suddenly blurted, “Let’s stop at Johnny’s on the way home and get a couple of slices.” I paused…
Forever Lazy: The Nadir of Modern American Society
“Slip it in. Zip it. And get lazy!”