Kevin Costner receives Golden Globe and makes emotional acceptance speech from bed
Kevin Coster is having a bit of a resurgence in his career. The actor was one of the biggest names in the industry at one point in time. Now the…
Four Men Captivate With Beautiful Version Of “I Will Always Love You”
was in 1973 that American singer and songwriter Dolly Parton wrote ad recorded the classic hit, “I will always love you“. The song was a farewell to her former partner,…
Planning for Long-Term in Different Cultures
Different cultures have different attitudes toward time and planning. For instance, Chinese and Japanese cultures tend to focus on long-term planning. Timeframes extend up to 100 or 200 years, while…
The Perils of Unfocused Productivity
I was thinking about my productivity and decided to tidy up my bookshelf and began cleaning it. As I was doing so, I noticed a small mirror on the shelf…
Life Throws a Curveball: From Novelist to Manager
As a novelist, I never imagined that my life would change so drastically. I now manage my father’s office, which provides print and photo services and often find myself helping…
A Small Gesture of Kindness Goes a Long Way
One of my acquaintances buys cheap and small apartments on credit in different parts of the city, repairs them, and rents them out. He called that day, he says. –…
Our Misadventure at a Japanese Marriage Shrine
In the fall of 2017, my wife and I were in Japan. We came across a place on Google Maps that had a very high rating, but we didn’t understand…
The Moving Hat and a cat
The hat sat on the dressing table, and Vaska the cat sat next to it. Vovka and Vadik sat at the table and drew pictures. Suddenly, something fell behind them.…
Susan Dey’s crush on David Cassidy and life after hit TV show ‘The Partridge Family’
At just 18 years old actress Susan Dey became one of the biggest TV stars of the 1970s. “The Partridge Family” aired from 1970 to 1974 and followed the lives…
Donny Osmond comes clean about one of his deepest regrets
Back in the good old days, Donny Osmond was definitely a favorite of mine. One of my most liked songs of his from the early 70’s was “Sweet and Innocent.”…