Co-workers are like family you didn’t choose and have no control over. Yet you still have to deal with these people day after potentially soul-crushing day. Odds are that most folks in your office are okay to be around for eight hours at a time. If you’re lucky, a few may even be tolerable enough…
It’s the end of the decade, which means every film critic has to rush out their top movies of the 2010s list. Here at the Danny’s, we can’t let that opportunity go to waste. I’ve been awarding my personal movie awards since 2012. Going back over those, I sometimes found myself wondering what the hell…
Billy Wilder is the greatest screenwriter in film history. No need for a qualifier like ‘one of.’ His movies range from gritty film-noir to screwball comedy, with stops in all manner of genres in between. He worked with several writing partners, but no matter the subject or the collaborator, his screenplays are always good and…
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Meetings. At best they are a necessary evil. At worst they are a soul-crushing waste of your time. The goal of any successful meeting should be to stay on topic and get out as fast as possible. Sadly, most don’t turn out that way, often because there is at least one person in attendance who…
I’ve been a baseball fan since the age of eight. I used to watch ballgames all the time, but I don’t as much anymore. When I do have a game on, it’s often background noise while I’m doing something else. It’s sad. I’m one fan, but the data shows baseball is in trouble with more…
Before college, my movie knowledge mainly consisted of features made after Star Wars and anything by Disney. I cured this ignorance during my freshman year at the University of Florida when I saw a series of films by the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. These classics were an eye-opening lesson to the fact that great…
It is all too easy to get stuck in the rut of everyday life and not experience anything outside the small triangle of ground between your house, office, and the nearest supermarket. Taking a road trip is an eye-opening way to help you see the world in a wholly new way. It can be hard…
Nothing this side of apple pie is more American than the road trip. Driving 5,000 miles is a great way to see the country in a whole new light. Taking in the changing scenery, sampling the diverse cuisine and meeting a friendly assortment of people all contribute to the experience, but the most uniquely American…