Feb 6, 2020Member-onlySurvivors Banquet Episode 2: ShreddedI was walking Cody the Hollywood Dog™ on this lovely LA morning, when the soft strains of Bruce Hornsby floated over from the local coffee cart: That’s just the way it is, some things will never change … Bruce and his lyricist brother went to my high school. The older…Trump5 min readTrump5 min read
Jan 29, 2020Member-onlySurvivors Banquet: A Memoir. With Recipes.Episode 1: Love and Basketball It’s not often that you see an entire city in mourning. “Look at the front of the bus,” Miss Thang said as she drove us down Beverly Boulevard. She pointed ahead and to the left, and there it was, a Metro bus moving slowly through afternoon traffic. “RIP Kobe” said…Kobe Bryant4 min readKobe Bryant4 min read
Oct 21, 2019Member-onlyPelosi KnowsI’m exhausted that the media keeps attributing Trump’s follies to propping up his towers. Putin owns Trump, lock, stock and flaming orange barrel. First, I want to extend my condolences to Nancy Pelosi and her family on the loss of her brother, Thomas D’Alesandro. A long history of public service…Donald Trump4 min readDonald Trump4 min read
Oct 17, 2019Member-onlyLeaping the ChasmElijah Cummings was a tireless servant to his country. His death should make each of us take stock of what America really stands for. “He worked until his last breath because he believed our democracy was the highest and best expression of our collective humanity and that our nation’s diversity…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Sep 5, 2019Member-onlyCulture is the Destination, Community is the Journey: MixR’s “CQ™” Metric.In late 2018, when we started approaching companies about how they could use MixR, they said two magic words: Catalyzing culture. We discovered that CEOs usually list three things as their greatest challenges: 1) Attracting and retaining top talent; 2) creating new business models in response to disruptive technologies; and…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Oct 29, 2018Hey, Jack Dorsey :Hey, Jack Dorsey : Gonna ask this AGAIN: how is this okay?Twitter1 min readTwitter1 min read
Oct 24, 2018Member-onlyCulpabilityHow US Media Enabled the #MAGAbomber … by publishing the so-called President’s fake news. I play tennis with a successful movie producer. We have a regular doubles match, and like everyone else on the court, he is not a Trump fan. …Midterms4 min readMidterms4 min read
Aug 16, 2018Member-onlyWhen Leading Like a Woman Changes a Country: Julia ChildToday was the 106th birthday of one of America’s favorite female icons: Julia Child. Whether or not you’re a foodie (and I am, for sure!), …Food3 min readFood3 min read
Aug 10, 2018Algorithm bias is rampant, and MixR is doing something about itVote for MixR’s panel at 2019 SXSW today! Algorithms are embedded in our lives in an ever-expanding way as AI grows in influence. Furthermore, reams of research tells us that algorithm bias is rampant, given that the majority of developers are men. …Algorithms2 min readAlgorithms2 min read
Aug 1, 2018It’s Time to Get (a Bit) Sexist with Your Digital CommunityIt’s Time to Get (a Bit) Sexist with Your Digital Community Wait, what? OK, listen up, dudes (and by dudes, we’re talking to you, men who build things on the internet). We love you — no, really we do — but you’ve had your time. Most of the digital networks…Product Hunt2 min readProduct Hunt2 min read