Did you hear about the Scotsman who went into the female bathroom by mistake? He thought the sign on the door said, “Laddies”! BOOM BOOM! Groanworthy jokes aside, it is relatively rare for a typo or spelling mistake to affect our comprehension so completely that we take our sporrans into the wrong restroom, so to… Continue reading Why it’s never “just a typo”
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Subversive reading
What do Where The Wild Things Are and The Cat in The Hat have in common? They were both banned when they came out, for being subversive. Kids’ books? Subversive? Sure. Back in a time when children’s books were supposed to educate rather than fire up the imagination, they were a threat. This was because… Continue reading Subversive reading
What happens when you think no one’s watching
Last week I caught up with three friends and colleagues I hadn’t seen for months. It was great: we chatted, laughed, workshopped ideas, and gave potted histories of our businesses the past few months. Then two of us shared something in common: the biggest contracts we’ve both had this year came out of the blue.… Continue reading What happens when you think no one’s watching