I have several news alerts set up for various projects. Newspaper layoffs. Headlines that start with the word “man.” And the Tuskegee Airmen. Last year, I worked on a comprehensive project to document Tuskegee Airmen who had been awarded a Purple Heart. The number was woefully under-reported at eight; so far we’ve found more than [...]

I spend a lot of time reading about and talking about and blogging about layoffs. A lot of time. “Lemonade” is a documentary about 16 advertising professionals who were laid off, and discovered new dreams. It’s quite inspiring. Watch the whole thing here:

Men’s Health has published a list of America’s “drunkest” cities. The title is sexy, to be sure, but inaccurate. These are not the cities that consume the most alcohol. They are the cities with the most alcohol-related crime and deaths. The list was compiled using death rates from alcohol-related auto accidents and alcoholic liver disease, [...]