There is nothing more compelling than hearing iconic people talk about their passions. Consider the enormous success of the TED talks series, but what if you’re curious to hear what artists who came before YouTube had to say? For that, we’re thankful for blankonblank.org. Blank on Blank has helped thousands READ MORE >
At milk*, we work hard to put ourselves into the consumer headspace and while we are usually thinking domestically, this review of “Fish Can’t See Water: How National Cultures Can Make or Break Corporate Strategy” caught our eye. In the 1990’s Walmart decided to expand into Germany by purchasing two READ MORE >
Every now and then, we here at milk* give some thought to the “bigger picture” and this piece on brainpickings.com peaked our interest. This review of Annie Dillard’s book: The Writing Life, teases us with some juicy open-ended questions. Is today’s age one where the great dream is trading up READ MORE >
Over the years, milk* has developed a long list of friends who challenge convention and dive into their passions, leaving us motivated and smiling. Glenn Schloss is one of our inspirations and he’s recently started “The Rhythm Social Experiment”. Here is a excerpt from Glenn’s blog explaining his experiment: “As READ MORE >
Joan Didion offers it as a kind of cautionary warning. I see it more as a kind of rebellious saving grace. When the responsibilities and goals, expectations and dreams get too cumbersome to carry, there is always a lighter self, somewhere, who knows how to stop, to play, to be READ MORE >
Having grown up in the NW, I had the luxury of wearing flips all year round. So here in the NE the minute we spring the clocks forward, I bust them back out. There is nothing better then letting those piggies free after a winter of cramming them into the READ MORE >
Ok, so obviously people sit at the wheel of their own destiny, as it were. BUT if your Dad was Ferry Porsche, arguably one of the prolific designers and engineers of the past century, then… Well let’s just say the birthday gifts had a bit more zip in them than READ MORE >
I was always so sure that I could never live away from the ocean… until I visited Colorado. The air is so clean and pure, there are hiking trails and the possibility for adventures galore, and the whole place is a just vast expanse of beautiful-ness (plus you are greeted READ MORE >
It’s an impossible balance – living in a way that plans for the future and recognizes that this might be our last week alive. But, we err, most of us, too much on the future side so this is a poignant reminder not to lose now in all the chaos…