Category Archives: nonfiction
SIX OF THE WORST… things about three-day weekends
It’s now three days after the last three-day weekend ended, and I’m still messed up about what day it is — and even what week it is. You may love them, but I was able to find SIX OF THE … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to improve your e-mails
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about business travel
Here are six of the best things about business travel.
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to outline your novel
Chris is very matter-of-fact about it — she has to do what she has to do, and if things do get changed back, he’ll never know. In the meantime, he wants to have as much time with her as he … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE WORST… Great Lakes Avengers
I hate squirrels, so you can probably guess who’s #1 in Six of the Worst… Great Lakes Avengers.
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SIX OF THE BEST… Dexter adversaries
A show with a superhero character — and, make no mistake, Dexter is a superhero — is only as good as its villains. So, here are six of the best Dexter adversaries. (I say “adversaries” because they’re not all villains. … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… business technology improvements that benefit nerds (and everybody else)
If you fix your business technology to make your nerds happy, everyone else will be happy too. Here are Six of the Best… business technology improvements that benefit nerds (and everyone else), my latest column at Nerdery Public.
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SIX OF THE BEST… improvements SyFy made to The Magicians
Here’s six of the best ways I think SyFy improved The Magicians over the books.
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Bring Back the Middle Ground
If you both like and dislike this article, then I did my job. Bring Back the Middle Ground
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Tagged batman v superman, dawn of justice, henry cavill, murderverse, natural 20s, sad ben affleck, snyderverse
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SIX OF THE WORST… ways elections screw nerds
Elections screw nerds. Here are six of the worst ways in which they do so.
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SIX OF THE BEST… modern-era live-action Superman films
With Batman v Superman: Orphan Fight 2016 coming out on Friday, I chose this week’s Six of the Best to talk about the best modern-era live-action Superman films.
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SIX OF THE BEST… job interview questions
Recently at work I’ve been interviewing a lot of people — some for my team, and some for a colleague’s team. I have a list of questions prepared; some are super-boring (“tell me about a time you had a conflict … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… things to give up to improve your health
Everything we do gives us a disease or prevents one; every type of exercise is the wrong type of exercise, except that it’s exercise. No matter what your weight is, it’s the wrong weight; no matter what your mental state … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about Fuller House
With the sheer amount of online drama surrounding Netflix’s new Fuller House series, it’s only a matter of time until everyone sees at least one episode. I jumped on that grenade for you and watched the first half of the … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… “great” movies that I just didn’t get
With the Oscars being awarded this coming weekend, I thought I would talk a little about “great” movies. I try to make a point of watching movies that are generally considered great, in hopes that I’ll like them. I mean, … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… things about older cars
While I’m by no means a car aficionado, I do enjoy looking at different types of cars to see what the interiors look like. I tell myself that it’s because I’m trying to decide what I want when I eventually … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE BEST… pop-up twitter accounts
Pop-up Twitter accounts are viral self-aggrandizement: accounts that (probably) aren’t officially affiliated with the product, brand, news story, or other thing, but are still out there to get retweets and engagements in hopes that maybe the person behind them will … Continue reading
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SIX OF THE WORST… Two Dots obstacles
In my latest column, I take on SIX OF THE WORST… Two Dots obstacles. They might not be what you think.
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to write what you know
People write what they want to be true, because that’s what they know: they’re stuck in boring or dysfunctional lives and they want out. From SIX OF THE BEST… reasons not to write what you know.
Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 