by Amy Plotch | Dec 4, 2018
The start of Hanukkah got me thinking. How do you craft a story that can last thousands of years? The story of Hanukkah did more than endure. It gave birth to a holiday that connects Jews around the world. It led to new traditions that keep Judaism alive. In other...
by Amy Plotch | Nov 7, 2018
I recently took my husband to a taping of Freakonomics Live as a birthday treat—you’d be surprised at how entertaining it is to watch radio.. The program wasn’t a typical Freakonomics episode. Instead, it was Tell Me Something I Don’t Know, a special segment in which...
by Amy Plotch | May 11, 2018
You would have to be living under a rock to miss the swooning coverage of Meghan Markle, fiancée to Prince Harry. From the engagement ring—a diamond from Princess Diana—to the lemon elderflower wedding cake baked by a California native—it all has been covered...
by Amy Plotch | Jan 10, 2018
On a Sunday shopping trip to Fairway, I stopped in front of a stack of water bottles emblazoned with the words, “Overachieving H2O.” What possessed a water company to write that tagline? Is overachieving water better than “smart” water or healthier than “natural”...
by Amy Plotch | Nov 14, 2017
It’s been almost a month and I haven’t been able to get that picture of the president throwing paper towels in Puerto Rico out of my head. This week’s election didn’t do it; neither did Amazon’s new headquarters competition, or for that matter, the...
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