I have always loved the Super Bowl — not really for the football, but for the annual ‘culture check’ they represent. This year I found the advertisements particularly interesting from one point of view: the growing number that were, on some level, attempting to evoke an emotional response, as opposed to simply aiming to make

For my first blog of 2014, I’ve decided to put together a list of 14 things that I’m hoping to do, or at least contribute to this year, without giving priority to any in particular.  Perhaps most important, I would like to hear from any readers of this blog who either have ideas about how