Required Reading for June 16th

Short Layoff, Long Comeback - New York Times - You can acquire and maintain cardiovascular fitness with many activities, but if you want to keep your ability to row, or run, or swim, you have to do that exact activity.

Clive Thompson on the Age of Microcelebrity: Why Everyone’s a Little Brad Pitt - "Every time [...]


Required Reading for May 22nd

Slate’s special issue on procrastination. - read it … if you're not too lazy
Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too - A very interesting piece about why Zappos might be one of the better companies out there
Fashion Grudge Match - Thom Brown vs. Tom Ford. I side with Brown.