What's the best thing about working at Harvard Business Review? Some days it's improving the practice of management. Other days it's discovering that one of your colleagues has a family… Read the rest of the article: Gingerbread house Fenway Park

Eric often sends me links that crack me up, so my first response on Friday when I saw he forwarded me a parody response by Mick Jagger to Keith Richards's… Read the rest of the article: Mick and Keith: A love story

Happy Monday. (Thanks, skgreen!)

Reader bklynchris noted the passing of Ari Up, lead singer for the Slits, a punk band originally known for being wild amateurs, now remembered as much for the inspiration they… Read the rest of the article: Amy Rigby on Ari Up

Last time I was here, I speculated on how country blues genius Charley Patton held his guitar. Indeed, I'm a huge fan of pre-war country blues and that led me… Read the rest of the article: The last mystery of the blues: were Robert Johnson's recordings sped up?

Maybe it's the times, but I'm seeing references to Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince everywhere. Jeffrey Pfeffer's new Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don't mentions him only briefly… Read the rest of the article: Machiavelli Is Everywhere

Last week, I posted about a New Order song. OK, I guess, but wouldn't a matrimonial law firm named after the band that yielded New Order be even better? (Hat… Read the rest of the article: A sign even Ian Curtis would find funny

No, this isn't another vast right-wing conspiracy. I think. Nevertheless, Harvard Business Review is glad you asked. (slideshow)

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"Stick!" My favorite part of The Promise, a documentary about the making of Bruce Springsteen's 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town that was on pay TV this month… Read the rest of the article: Too Much Darkness?

Arrogance is an enormous turn-off in personal relations, but sometimes it's a pretty good motivator to do good work. It's what turned this music fan into a critic and producer:… Read the rest of the article: Curating a TEDx (or, from Arrogance to Humility)

Happy Monday. There are plenty of terrific songs about Mondays: Fela Kuti's "Monday Morning in Lagos," Marshall Crenshaw's "Monday Morning Rock," T-Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday," Fleetwood Mac's "Monday Morning." And… Read the rest of the article: Greatest Song of All Time of the Day: "Blue Monday," New Order

Thanks for the welcome, Mark. It's good to be back. I hope to deliver posts with substance. This, though, won't be one of them. The Internet loves lists and it… Read the rest of the article: Skit Ideas Not Even Good Enough for Saturday Night Live

Has it been two weeks already? This has been fantastic. Those of you who read and comment on this website may suspect that the people who run it are the… Read the rest of the article: Hello, I must be going

"Tulane" wasn't Chuck Berry's last great song — that would be "Oh What a Thrill," from Rockit — but it's awfully close. Recorded for Back Home, the 1970 album he… Read the rest of the article: Chuck Berry, "Tulane" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)

Like many in the insulated west, I've long been fascinated by North Korea, what life is like in there, and what will happen to the peninsula after the walls come… Read the rest of the article: Hanging Out with Kim Jong-il

I could go on all weekend about Son House, one of the top and longest-lasting country bluesman, but I'll be kind to you and get to the music quickly. His… Read the rest of the article: Son House, "Death Letter" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)

Almost every Richard Thompson song could be subtitled, "Watch out!" You never know where it's going next and you always have to be wary, even when he's having fun. Thompson… Read the rest of the article: Richard Thompson, "For Shame of Doing Wrong" (Greatest Song of All Time of the Day)

Boing Boing readers are interested in Edgar Allan Poe (examples 1, 2, 3, and 4), so I suspect you'll want to be the first to know about 4 by Poe,… Read the rest of the article: Striking new Edgar Allan Poe collection

To coincide with South by Southwest, journalist Scott Kirsner is making his 2009 book Fans, Friends & Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age available… Read the rest of the article: Free ebook download: Scott Kirsner's "Fans, Friends & Followers"