Search results for "la"

Great Literature and the Passing of the Seasons

By Renee Blodgett on October 31, 2007 in All Countries, Photos

Comments Off on Great Literature and the Passing of the Seasons

Like this time of year in New England (and also when I lived in London and Amsterdam, although I never had a back porch in Europe), you become aware that fall is passing and winter...

Read More Share

Top Speakers at PopTech

By Renee Blodgett on October 26, 2007 in All Countries, Photos

Comments Off on Top Speakers at PopTech

It's time to comment on my favorite speakers at PopTech last week. Iraqi-born Zainab Salbi was a true standout. For years, she lived in the shadows of Saddam Hussein, where she captured those days in...

Read More Share

A Thousand Splendid Suns Breaks Your Heart

By Renee Blodgett on October 25, 2007 in Afghanistan, Asia, Central Asia, Photos

Comments Off on A Thousand Splendid Suns Breaks Your Heart

We all love storytellers. Good storytellers. When I find one buried inside a book, whether its the character or the author, I marvel in the same way I did as a child listening to one...

Read More Share

Why Global Warming Isn’t a Major Concern for Americans

By Renee Blodgett on October 19, 2007 in All Countries, Photos

Comments Off on Why Global Warming Isn’t a Major Concern for Americans

"Global warming doesn't affect our visceral emotions," says Harvard professor Daniel Gilbert in a session on happiness. And that's why, he acclaims that we as a society are not taking it seriously. It doesn't make...

Read More Share

Daniel Pink: Right Brain Must Win

By Renee Blodgett on October 18, 2007 in North America, Photos, USA

Comments Off on Daniel Pink: Right Brain Must Win

Daniel Pink was on the PopTech stage this afternoon talking to us about 'empathy.' I met him last night at the opening reception on the waterfront where we talked about his background to-date, largely writing...

Read More Share

Looking at the Female Brain

By Renee Blodgett on October 18, 2007 in North America, Photos, USA

Comments Off on Looking at the Female Brain

While we're on cognition, Dr. Louann Brizendine gives us a peak into the female brain, addressing an audience that comprises more than 600 men and women. Her book with the same title - The Female...

Read More Share

Chris Jordan Shows Impact of Mass Consumption, Waste with Photos

By Renee Blodgett on October 18, 2007 in North America, Photos, USA

Comments Off on Chris Jordan Shows Impact of Mass Consumption, Waste with Photos

Chris Jordan is the first speaker on the PopTech stage this morning. He is one of the more inspiring speakers I have heard in awhile. So much emotion, so much passion, so much inspiration --...

Read More Share

Dunkin’ Boston Style

By Renee Blodgett on October 12, 2007 in Boston, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, New York, North America, Photos, USA

Comments Off on Dunkin’ Boston Style

When I think of my old haunt, in other words my old hood, in other words Boston, the first two things that come to mind is heading home late at night along Storrow Drive and...

Read More Share

← Previous 1 … 2,185 2,186 2,187 … 2,242 Next →