The best job in the world…not!

There have been lots of great movies about work–Glengarry Glen Ross, Tin Men, The Help, and Nine to Five for starters–but you’ve probably already seen those, yes? Three worthwhile work-place movies you might’ve missed, however, include: Office Space, a 1999 satire written and directed by Mike Judge, creator of the Milton cartoon series, tells the story of Peter Gibbons, an unhappy computer programmer who is having a premature midlife crisis, at age 28. Unable to […]

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MOON Shine | Reinventing work

“In order that people be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in it.” – John Ruskin “No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to […]

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Katie Russell | It’s good to be a Wilderbabe

I’M A PROFESSIONAL WILDERBABE. That means I skin deer, tan hides, sew buckskin, teach primitive living skills, ride horses in the wilderness, and answer emails in the pursuit of following my dream of living a free, happy life based around the gifts of the Earth. It all started when I was working in Utah, leading wilderness camping trips with troubled teens. I connected with a group of girls who were […]

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Robert Shetterly | Americans who tell the truth

I’M AN ARTIST; a self-taught painter. But now I am also a writer, a teacher, a public speaker and an activist. I paint portraits of American citizens who courageously speak out to address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness.  I include narratives, and now I also travel and teach. All of these roles combine to help me be, hopefully, a better citizen of the world. My work grew out […]

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