One of my favorite places on the planet is the Willows Inn on Ninigret Pond in Charlestown, RI. It’s where I learned to row boats (teamwork!), paddleboat (teamwork!), drive a power boat, windsurf, and sail a Sunfish. It’s also where I learned that the clear jellyfish don’t sting and are READ MORE >
Naomi Shihab Nye is an amazing poet for so many reasons but her ability to capture the essence and spirit of what matters, what is authentic and feeds our spirit is profound and inspiring. This is a great example…
Parents often question every little decision, second guess themselves and feel guilty when we overreact. This video sheds some light on how parents view things vs. their kids. It’s very sweet and it’s always nice to have some reinforcement from kids themselves that we’re doing a good job.
Having recently moved into our first married abode (an apartment with lot’s of big blank scary walls), I’ve had to find new ways to decorate. The perfect solution and my latest obsession: the gallery wall. Though we both have our fair share of useless memorabilia hoarded from our college years, READ MORE >
Yoann Lemoine was born on March 16, 1983 in France. He is a music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter.
At milk*, we spend a lot of time working to find the core essence of a brand, and that knowledge will always be key to our clients’ success. That said, this article on Contagious.com has us rethinking what we might do once a brand hits cyberspace. Brand theorist, John Wilshire, READ MORE >
There is nothing more compelling than hearing iconic people talk about their passions. Consider the enormous success of the TED talks series, but what if you’re curious to hear what artists who came before YouTube had to say? For that, we’re thankful for blankonblank.org. Blank on Blank has helped thousands READ MORE >
At milk*, we work hard to put ourselves into the consumer headspace and while we are usually thinking domestically, this review of “Fish Can’t See Water: How National Cultures Can Make or Break Corporate Strategy” caught our eye. In the 1990’s Walmart decided to expand into Germany by purchasing two READ MORE >
Every now and then, we here at milk* give some thought to the “bigger picture” and this piece on brainpickings.com peaked our interest. This review of Annie Dillard’s book: The Writing Life, teases us with some juicy open-ended questions. Is today’s age one where the great dream is trading up READ MORE >
Over the years, milk* has developed a long list of friends who challenge convention and dive into their passions, leaving us motivated and smiling. Glenn Schloss is one of our inspirations and he’s recently started “The Rhythm Social Experiment”. Here is a excerpt from Glenn’s blog explaining his experiment: “As READ MORE >