2014
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My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/10/14
EPISODE #132: FATHER’S DAY 2014 with in-studio guests California Chrome and Banksy The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Adrian Belew — “Oh Daddy” Brian Eno and Karl Hyde — “Daddy’s Car” Beach Boys — “Child Is Father of the Man” The Dismemberment Plan — “Daddy Was a Real Good Dancer” Morrissey — “Don’t Make Fun of […]
Ask Jack: Show Me the Money, Burning Bridges, and Job of the Week
In this week’s installment of my AOL Jobs advice column, when to bring payment during a job interview, and can you quit a job that a friend connected you with?
My Internet Radio Playlist, 6/3/14
EPISODE #131: CRACKED WINDSHIELD The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Doug Martsch — “Cracked and Crazed” The Modern Lovers — “She Cracked” David Bowie — “Breaking Glass” Nick Lowe — “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass” Joy Division — “Glass” [live] East Ghost West Ghost — “…And We’ll Call It ‘Plexiglass’” Blondie — “Heart of […]
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 […]
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