Our CMO Kelsey Makaiwi, Millennial podcast host and creative extraordinaire, just informed me that Google maps has a section called, “Vibe.” And it’s the first section she checks when looking to try ...

One of my favorite modern authors, Adam Gopnik, wrote in The New Yorker recently that he shares with such “creative and prolific” souls as the Brontës, Kafka, and Proust a propensity for insomnia. ...

“Thanks to the likes of Musk and Zuckerberg, social media is simply getting worse. Much, much worse.”

• Time Magazine, Jan 10, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced the end of content moderat...

 Not all moments in life are as glamorous as they appear on social media.

As you scroll, remember that it’s not all magic, new friends, and amazing food.

And if it were… That would be boring!

Notic...

President Biden’s Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy shared his parting prescription to America this month. Do you know what he said is the most important ingredient in the recipe for human fulfillme...

 When you first learned about ChatGPT in November 2023, did you feel a sense of doom? As in, “Here comes the end of humanity...” Visions of Blade Runner flashed in my head. 

Were you scared? I was.

As a writer, you love to read. And if you’re like me, you’re still partial to old-fashioned print books.

I adore the smell of secrets. I covet the feel of turning pages, calculating how far I’ve come...

In the movies, writing is often depicted as a lonely endeavor—picture the solitary author, shut away in a cabin or hunched over a typewriter (e.g., The Shining, Misery).

In reality, writing does not ...

{A guest Blog from YBB Chief Creative Officer, Jen Tate}

MeiMei and I have been besties for 30 years. We’ve had many a costumed adventure and have ridden life’s roller coaster together through all of...

I was thrilled to secure a spot at TEDxBocaRaton in 2024. This is a large and highly-respected TEDx event, with 600-700 attendees, three camera people, and a very professional production staff. 

But ...

I recently came across this writing advice from Mark Twain: “Words like really and very are rarely useful.… Substitute damn every time you’re inclined to write very; your editor will delete it and the...

As the year draws to a close, I find myself thinking less about fleeting material gifts, and more about lasting treasures—gifts that truly matter, legacies that endure not just for today but for gener...