Stress Relief: Xtranormal in the L.A. Ti...

In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Times recently ran an article on Xtranormal, Using Video to Fight Workplace Stress. You can give it a read here. It’s a great look at how humor and creative outlets like Xtranormal can help with workplace stress, and it also features a handful of classic Xtranormal movies to check out. Have you ever seen the videos in this article or used Xtranormal to vent about your workplace? Let us know in the comments! Serenity now. -Skyler Read more »

Omid Malekan New Video – Inflation...

Omid Malekan New Video – Inflation Explained
Omid Malekan, the author of the viral video Quantitative Easing Explained, which introduced everyone to QE2 and “The Ben Bernanke“:     Is now back with a new video that explains the tricks behind the calculation of Inflation:     You can view more videos from Omid on his website or his Youtube Channel. Have... Read more »

Interview: John Shore, writer/producer o...

Interview: John Shore, writer/producer of “The Smith Family Chronicles”
We spent some time with John Shore, author of the Smith Family Chronicles series, featured on his blog and the Huffington Post: Who are you and where do you live? My name is John Shore, but my friends call me Throckmorton Nutzenbeer. I don’t know why. I just know that I hate my friends. I live in a state of unrelieved anxiety. I’m a book author. I used to be a book co-author. Before that I was a book editor; before that I was the editor of some magazines and newspapers; before that I was a freelance writer. Before that I had a great number of real jobs. Do you have a... Read more »

Interview: Valerie Stone Hawthorne, Ph.D...

Interview: Valerie Stone Hawthorne, Ph.D. aka….Mompetition
We thought it would be good to get to know our users a bit more, here is the first interview of many: Who are you and where do you live? I’m just a chick on the internet.  My name is Valerie Stone Hawthorne, PhD.  I’m an at home mom of boy/girl 2.5 year old twins.  In my former life, I was a cancer researcher and grant writer, specializing in breast cancer.  In my spare time I’m a blogger who is known as “Mompetition”.  I currently live in a suburb between Fort Worth/Dallas, Texas, but we tend to move a lot. Do you have a blog or... Read more »

“Quantitative Easing ExplainedR...

“Quantitative Easing Explained” creator nominated for a “Sammies”
Ever heard of the Sam Adams Alliance ? Well every year they award ‘The Sammies“  during  a ceremony that does not reward the best beer, nor the best historical figure look alike… The Sammies “celebrates ordinary Americans who take extraordinary steps to advance USA freedoms”. Omid Malekan, who created the viral video “Quantitative Easing Explained” is a finalist under the category “Rookie of the Year” for making a video on Xtranormal “which distills complex, jargon-laden economics into a simple, humorous... Read more »