The Self-Made Man: Dee Brown
It’s not talked about often, but the video game industry is a hotbed of entrepreneurs. It feels like there’s a new indie game start-up every week (which will be bought wholesale by a larger company the following week), and anyone into video...
Top Five Movies of Emma Thompson
I truly can’t remember when I first fell for Emma Thompson. Was it when MTV used to show “The Young Ones” late on Sunday nights and Emma guest starred as one of the young twits from Footlights College, Oxbridge? Was it watching “The Tall Guy”...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Redd Foxx
Some people were just born to do a specific thing. That doesn’t mean they didn’t work hard to master it, what ever it was, nor does it mean there weren’t setbacks along the way, but I’m just saying that some people have such natural...
Top Five Destinations of Eugene
Can you imagine our nation’s capital as George D.C.? The capital of Missouri as Thomas City? The capital of South Carolina as Christophia? I can’t imagine too many cities named for the first name of a historical figure or its founder, but...
The Self-Made Man: Ahmet Ertegun
This week, Self Made Men returns to the music industry to profile Ahmet Ertegun, the Turkish-American entrepreneur who started Atlantic Records, the label that introduced America to Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Frank Zappa, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin,...
Top Five Movies of Emmy Rossum
More than a few things make the office a little more awkward, but these three top the list. Taking a leisurely piss at the urinal when the boss sidles up to the one right next to you and starts asking about a project. Leaving just enough coffee in the...
Awesome Men Throughout History: Dick Dale
Any Pulp Fiction fans in my readership will be familiar with the song “Misirlou,” a badass piece of surf-rock that plays toward the beginning of the movie. Unfortunately, they might not be as familiar with Dick Dale, the Awesome Man who made that...
The Self-Made Man: Craig Newmark
Craigslist is a modern marvel. It’s part classifieds listing, part dating site, part employment site, and part window into the sad, isolated desperation in which many of us live. Seriously, take a stroll through Missed Encounters when you’ve...
Top Five Destinations of Medford
The first thing that pops into my head when I think of Medford, Oregon, other than as the last decent sized city when you leave Oregon on Interstate 5* (or first depending on your direction of travel) is private equity. A couple years ago I read an article...
Top Five Movies of Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba makes me think of magazine covers. A quick internet search and I realize why. Yes, Jessica has been inundating my mind with her magic every time I pick up a gallon of milk, munchies or other miscellaneous sundries. If I was to believe in...
