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After 27 years in corporate communications, Joel became a full-time freelance journalist and public relations/corporate communications writer.

Since then he has had more than 150 articles and essays published in newspapers and magazines, including the New York

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Redemption: 1 of 35
The Ballad of Johnny Depot"Four million toenails!"Amy lifted a large, pastel colored cushion off the living room couch. "There are four million toenails under here, Jon," she grumbled once more.Genuinely pissed off, or just mildly annoyed? I couldn't tell. But I wanted to figure it out quickly because that would determine how... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: New medical technologies and life-changing experiences: 1 of 7
Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hand, especially when your life is at stake and not many other people seem willing to help you out. Here's a case in point. A notable though basically unknown medical device called Diapulse has helped a 51-year-old Miami woman avoid what would have been the third amputation of ... More..
Business > Online Advertising & Sales Pros and cons of e-commerce: 1 of 5
Here's a take on e-commerce from the (all-important) consumer's perspective. First of all, there is one description that no reputable marketer is anxious to have attributed to online purchasing. While fast and easy and cost-effective may be perfectly fine, dangerous is the word no one wants to hear. It's the expletive deleted... More..
Entertainment > Movies (Other) When parents bring underaged children to inappropriate movies: 9 of 43
From time to time, politicians and other leaders in society make emotional appeals for filmmakers to exercise self-restraint when making movies about crazy people doing immoral things. Indeed, many parents bring under aged children to inappropriate movies, but wouldn't it be great if far fewer inappropriate movies were made i... More..
Jobs & Careers > Arts & Entertainment Jobs Acting: How to start your career: 3 of 11
Comedy & Tragedy in Getting an AgentI can't figure out why it's so hard to get an agent. After all, there are more agents out there than there are actors who need one.Well, at least that's the way it seems whenever I run down all the lists of agencies, stuff all the envelopes with pictures and resumes and, finally, lick all t... More..
Sciences > Psychology What is emotional intelligence?: 2 of 7
Just because something becomes a catchphrase doesn't always mean it's brand new. Take Emotional Intelligence, for instance. It's gotten quite a bit of publicity recently because of its effects on the personal and professional accomplishments of today's business executives, but it's actually been around for 22 years. In fact, ... More..
Entertainment > Music Education An introduction to classical music: 5 of 16
His concerts are sellouts and his CDs bestsellers. But classical violinist/conductor Andre Rieu remains a superstar just under the radar.On a recent spring evening in Trenton, New Jersey, quite a few love-struck Juliets could be found in the audience at the Sovereign Bank Arena. That the vast majority of them were married lad... More..
Entertainment > Movie Genres Best musicals of all time: 11 of 35
A musical is a musical, no? Well, yes and no.The Jewish musical of all Jewish musicals, which also happens to be a pretty darn good musical regardless of its genre (and here you have to buy into the theory that Jewish musicals can be considered a genre) came to the big screen in 1971. That was three years after "Funny Girl" (... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Broadway history: Remembering Sam Shubert: 1 of 3
One hundred years ago, a young man by the name of Sam Shubert, a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania who had arrived in the United States 12 years earlier, was on a train to Pittsburgh, where he intended to look over the Duquesne Theater to see if it could be added to the dynasty that he and his brothers had been building for the... More..
Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama High school musical theater horror stories: 4 of 10
There's something's wrong with school theater today. Trust me. I know. Case in point: You've heard the old theatrical saying, "There are no small parts, only small actors," right? I've used it whenever my son or daughter came home from school crying hysterically after being cast as nothing more than a burger boy in "Grease" o... More..