Mad Comedians and Mad Monsters

Baby boomers and Generation Xers most likely recall Rankin-Bass as the studio responsible for the stop-motion animation television specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town. Rankin-Bass also produced two specials that were quite...

Nancy Sinatra, Jack Benny, and the Mod Generation

Jack Benny was an icon of 20th century comedy.  With an eponymous radio show and television show, he dominated comedy from the 1930s through the 1970s. Benny added to his credits with television specials.  Jack Benny’s New Look premiered on NBC on December 3,...

The Key To Good Communication

Like you, I first read Shakespeare’s works around 8th grade. Like you, Romeo & Juliet topped the list. When I developed my business and legal writing lecture, Your Writing Is Your Brand, I used one of the play’s famous lines as an example of clear writing and,...