Posted on March 8, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
I’ve long had a love/hate relationship with gratuitous awards ceremonies and the Academy Awards in particular.
My thought process went along these lines: Firefighters and police officers put their lives on the line on a daily basis for a pittance of what overpaid celebrities are paid. Teachers give their professional lives to improve the lives of [...]
Filed under: Makeup, Manners, Marketing, Ms. Biz Manners | Tagged: Academy Awards, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, oscars, Sandra Bullock, the Dude | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Offering style advice and commentary to Baltimore’s new Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake’s look in today’s Baltimore Sun.
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Posted on February 16, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
Unless you’ve been living in a cave this winter, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been lot of white stuff (or gray stuff if you live in NYC) on the ground lately. In fact, other than Hawaii, every other state has been liberally dusted with snow this winter. So much snow has fallen that even the [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
There’s something inherently broken if not altogether annoying about Facebook’s fan feature. Where else but the internet can you find a faux friend, slight acquaintance or former high school classmate sending you an e-mail suggesting you publicly profess your admiration for them and agree to accept an undefined amount of spam to further their goal?
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Posted on February 10, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
It’s no secret that I have chronic insomnia. Sadly, my sleeplessness seems to be as much a part of me as my dark hair or oddly colored eyes. I’ve toyed around with the idea of starting a blog (don’t groan- doesn’t the world need yet another vanity blog?) dedicated to my pursuit of sleep, the [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2010 by Rachel Weingarten
The band managed to take their creative skill of creating long unscripted jamming sessions into an actual business model of creating more nebulous fan driven marketing systems in the midst of their rigid business protocol.
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Moderation Please
Let’s make this clear for once and for all, moderating is not censorship
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