The continued revelations about Tiger Woods are crushing because his public persona was so perfectly manicured. We loved his goodness as much as his swing. We must look deeply in the mirror as men.
The alpha is a guy who is loud and pushy and so aggressively ego-fueled that he always gets his way. I couldn't help but think, is there a way to be an alpha without being obnoxious?
When Matthew Weiner, creator of Mad Men, and Shepard Fairey, of Obama "Hope" fame, get together the conversation might be rambling and random, but definitely entertaining.
Father Greg explains that gang members can get their high school diploma, they can get counseling, they can get their tattoos removed. But ultimately the point is to find them work so they can become self-sufficient.
With day after day of attention being paid to the Tiger Woods scandal, Mark Ingram's acceptance speech for winning the Heisman Trophy on Saturday was a welcome respite.
As I drove away, I couldn't help picturing my kids -- Kerry and Seamus -- in my mind's eye and thinking that I was driving straight out of their lives.
As an audience we are rooting for the well-oiled clichè of boy meets girl. What sets Up in the Air apart is its willingness to divert from the superficial and go inside to the uncomfortable truth of life.
Thirteen years ago, I had been kicked out of the house for being a drunk and a liar. I had just been the chief financial officer of a billion-dollar enterprise, and I had two baby children and a heap of problems.