In 2007 I received an MA in Food Studies from NYU. Combining my passion for gastronomy with my background in media, I wrote my master’s thesis on food blogs and…
Creative Mornings is a lecture series for creative types. It’s coffee, breakfast and a guest speaker, it’s free, and it happens once a month in cities all over the world. Creative…
Have you read Buying In by Rob Walker? You should. It’s about brands and consumers, and how they shape one another. “The most trenchant psychoanalyst of our consumer selves is…
With the right brand, going weird is often the best strategy.
My students often ask me for advice on coming up with creative ideas. But they don’t really want advice. They want THE ANSWER or some sort of formula. But creativity…
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know I have a (purely harmless) writer crush on Sam Sifton. For the uninitiated and un-smitten, Sifton writes about food for The…
According to the NY Times personal mission statements are the new New Year’s Resolutions. Yes, I’ve read the responses around the internet making fun of the article. It reminds me of…
Creating killer headlines is an essential to writing for the web. Here are ten tips to get you started. 1. Don’t forget the message that needs to be conveyed. Start with writing a…
I was honored to lead a workshop on storytelling for Feminist Camp, an intensive training in NYC organized by Soap Box: Speakers Who Speak Out. Here is a summary of what…
What is the purpose of visual art? This is a question that Alain de Botton and John Armstrong’s generous book Art as Therapy grapples with. Ultimately, the authors make…
