The latest issue of Kaizen [pdf] features my interview with Mary Mazzio, award-winning documentary filmmaker, Olympic rower, and former law firm partner with Brown Rudnick. The theme of the interview is Documentary Filmmaking and Entrepreneurship. I hope you enjoy my wide-ranging discussion with the multi-faceted Mary Mazzio, including her latest project, Ten9Eight. Also featured in […]
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Sadly, the Gateway Arch is showing signs of corroding. The Arch is one of my favorite monuments, standing on the western bank of the Mississippi, symbolizing and inviting one to embark upon the great trek to new territory. St. Louis was part of the Louisiana Purchase; Lewis and Clark geared up for their expedition on
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I spent the day in Chicago on Thursday, the day after the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup. The Blackhawks hadn’t won it all since 1961, and the signs of celebration were everywhere. As I walked around, I recalled that the White Sox won the World Series in 2005, the Bulls dominated basketball in the 1990s,
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This is Part 2 of Professor Hicks’s Philosophy of Education course, in which he introduces metaphysics, its competing theories, and their role in education. 1 clip: Previous: [Part 1: Introduction to the Course] Motivation for the course. Next: The Big Bang Story. Return to the Philosophy of Education page. Return to the StephenHicks.org main page.
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The University of Alabama is canceling three days of classes for a football game in January. The university’s representative notes that “the three canceled class days will not be made up elsewhere on the calendar.” Meanwhile: The University of Wisconsin closed for one day last week when the city got 17.5 inches of snow. Professor
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Today being a significant day for the modern Olympics, I have some pictures about the ancient Olympics — and a question. Opening parade . . . . . Running . . . . . Wrestling . . . . . Chariot racing . . . . . The winner . . . . . I
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