by Artie Isaac | Jul 16, 2011 | On Ethics
I'm not sorry. Not about this. The recently publicized scandal at News International — about hacking phones and bribing police — has drawn an official letter of apology from News Corporation's Chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch. But his apology falls...
by Artie Isaac | Jun 4, 2011 | On Creativity, On Ethics
Last month's post on tattoos received more views and more responses than any other post ever on Net Cotton Content. Why? It's a topic that is like a tattoo. Positions are taken seriously, for the long term. It's a matter of judgement: everyone reserves...
by Artie Isaac | May 26, 2011 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity, On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
Oh, you don't have to ask yourself any questions, I suppose. But there are some questions — the biggest ones — that the world won't ask you. You are left to ask yourself these questions. Or they might just go unanswered. I'm going to ask these questions of...
by Artie Isaac | May 21, 2011 | On Creativity, On Ethics
Finkelman showed this to me in his office on Finkelman Friday. So, What's This About?Oddly, this is about everything. It's about all of us, because it's about human behavior.Dan Ariely on Irrational Behavior.By "irrational behavior," I mean, of...
by Artie Isaac | May 15, 2011 | On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
A student recently asked why I discourage tattoos. Every semester, it slips out: I emphatically discourage everyone from getting tattoos. “If you don’t have one, don’t get one. If you already have one or more, don’t get another.”...
by Artie Isaac | Jan 27, 2011 | On Ethics
Years ago, some restaurateurs were ignorant of mortality and depression. They named their most delicious desserts "Death By Chocolate" and, much worse, "Chocolate Suicide." Mercifully, the word reached them — probably in the quizzical eyes of...
