May 2014
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Ask Jack: Calling in Sick, Nasty Coworkers, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column, whether to call in sick or not, and how long to put up with coworkers you don’t like.
Q&A: Molly Forsyth of 8 Point Wellness
Remember Molly, who I volunteered with after Superstorm Sandy? And then used her acupuncture skills on me? Well, now I’ve done a Q&A with Molly for Hoboken’s hMAG about her business, 8 Point Wellness.
My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/27/14
EPISODE #130: NYC POPFESTS PAST The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Pooh Sticks — “Let the Good Times Roll” The Smittens — “Something Sassy” Pants Yell! — “A New City Life” Allo Darlin’ — “Some People Say” Tender Trap — “Do You Want a Boyfriend” White Town — “Cut Out My Heart” The Pains of […]
Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2.5 stars out of 5 Wait, X-Men 18 can’t come out yet, I still need to review Spidey 2! For the first… I don’t know, hour?… I was basically enjoying this. Despite the fact that it’s not great, the writing is flimsy, and Spider-Man’s suit looks really cheap. I know, I know, teenage Peter made […]
Album Review: ‘Twee Blues, Vol. 1’ by Colin Clary
4 stars out of 5 Click to purchase (or download two tracks) I like the indie pop, and I like record stores. Some years back, there were Mittens, and there were Smittens, as I’d flip through the racks. Smittens had the better band name, but a woman I found intriguing was friends with Mittens. So […]
Ask Jack: Skill vs. Love, Drunken Bosses, and Job of the Week
This week in my AOL Jobs advice column: doing what you’re good at vs. what you love, and is it a good idea to drink with the boss?
Movie Review: Godzilla
3.5 stars out of 5 My memories of the 1998 Godzilla are pretty shaky. Too slick and ultimately underwhelming? There was that annoying Puff Daddy/Zeppelin song during the end credits. Was David Strathairn in it? No? Well, he’s in this one. As is Bryan “Breaking Something-or-Other” Cranston, and Juliette Binoche, and Sally Hawkins. But these […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 5/20/14
EPISODE #129: HOPE The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Frank Sinatra — “High Hopes” Nick Lowe — “Hope for Us All” Antony & the Johnsons — “Hope There’s Someone” The Clientele — “I Hope I Know You” Tom Waits — “I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You” Scott McCarl — “I Hope” Dump […]
Kids Teach Dad; Dad Makes Show
I profiled Kris Van Nest—trying to take his learning-themed web series to bigger places—for the Jersey City Independent.
Jack’s Random Reviews: ‘TomBob Outdoors Friends in Wild Places’
In the first installment of my new monthly column for the website Antenna Free TV, I use a random number generator to select a program I’ve never seen before. And I watch it. And report back. This month: TomBob Outdoors Friends in Wild Places on the Destination America network.
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