Sam Blum's posts

Many professional skills have the tendency to get pigeonholed. If you’re good at math, for example, the expectation…

Social media is rife with disingenuous, bad faith bluster masquerading as legitimate discourse. Some honest attempts…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ marriage to Doug Emhoff carries a historic magnitude: Emhoff’s status as the first…

A whole industry of books, TV shows and media outlets continues to reinforce reverence for entrepreneurs and…

Your well-intentioned anonymous love note to an unrequited crush wasn’t going to make anyone swoon last Valentine’s…

In the hyper-competitive culture fostered by corporate America, young workers often expect their careers to reach…

You’d be forgiven for not being thrilled about celebrating a(nother?) pandemic Valentine’s Day. It’s often a…

With COVID infection rates declining modestly across the country, the prospect of returning to our offices is…

In 2007, Britney Spears endured a very public downfall and quickly became a punching bag for the national comedy…

If you’re sparking up a water pipe on a regular basis, it’ll quickly become apparent that your go-to smoking device…

Anger is an ironic condition, and in a fit of frustration or rage, the last thing anyone wants to be told is to…

I have a friend who recently shared an Instagram post from a wildly problematic figure. I understood my friend to be…

For people who aren’t used to patting themselves on the back, crafting a cover letter can feel like a daunting…

If you’ve recently been liberated from the grip of a relationship that stifled you from doing the kinds of things…

Most of the time, talking on the phone is an inconvenience. There are less intrusive ways to communicate if…

So you are seeking career advice, but so far no book, article, or professional relationship has guided you to the…

After a nine-month pandemic hiatus, the most simultaneously reviled and adored confection in the United States is…

Many of us dream of writing a book one day, but it’s a long road from coming up with an idea to autographing first…

The term “martial arts” encompasses many different schools of thought and approaches to training. The one…

In general, the more pizza we have the better. This is especially true for a Super Bowl Party, so get ready for some…