Category: ZG

My dog wanted to smell (re: eat) a baggie with a few stray gummy somethings left in it that clearly fell out of some kids…

There’s a thin line between chaotic nonsense and chaotic substance. There’s a not so thin line between creative exploration and creative activism. Sometimes art, as…

Sunday Music: How Sly Stone Evolved, At The Beginning Sly Stone’s transformation between his first and second albums reveals the essential tension every creator faces:…

Do you know Grant Williams? He’s an author and podcaster about the financial world who’s moved from being inside the business for decades to operating…

Do you know Craig Pearce? He’s a nonfiction publisher at Pan Macmillan/Harriman House (one of the “big five” publishing houses) who’s brought us Morgan Housel, Adam…

I don’t know exactly why this story became top of mind when I was talking to Grant Williams (TTMYGH, ex-Real Vision, etc.) and Craig Pearce…

You start a band with your friends. You write some songs. You start to get some gigs. It’s all fun and good. Then the Department…

As a kid in the ‘80s, we’d occasionally open the front door or come home from school to find a surprise, weatherproof-wrapped tome, resting on…

When I was piecing together a tape and then CD collection of Sly and the Family Stone years ago, I always wanted to know what…

Sunday Music: Brian Wilson Received Music Brian Wilson’s story reveals the cost and power of prophetic hypersensitivity in creative work. His ability to receive music…

Do you know Ned Russin? He’s the creative force behind Title Fight and Glitterer, plus author of the novel “Horizontal Rust” – a mid-30s artist…