El no-no: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we plow into the heart of December – the only plowing we’re doing here on Long Island, with long-range temperatures running high and nary a…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Earlier this week, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced that the word “authentic” was the 2023 word of the year – defined as “true to one’s own…
Mood enhancement: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island finally catches a meteorological break and the sun shines again. Yes, after days of nor’easters and stubborn post-tropical cyclones, skies…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // X, nee Twitter, is finished. Maybe not MySpace finished, but the once-giant social networking platform’s days of being one of the most important players in…
Weather … or not: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as yesterday’s severe storms give way to another oppressive heatwave on Long Island – par for the course in a…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Brainstorming ideas for a column about the dynamic between government communications and public trust, I found myself down a rabbit hole of fascinating historical examples….
Friggin’…: No, no, no – that’s a good thing, dear readers, as we reach Friday (or Frīġedæġ, Old English for “day of Frigg,” the Norse goddess of love and…
May never end: It’s still May? Strange but true, dear readers, as we reach the kinda midpoint of this abbreviated workweek and the overdue end of this elongated month –…
Break it gently: Welcome to Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as we speed through another springtime workweek and straight toward a blessed holiday break. On that note, this quick scheduling reminder:…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // It’s only natural to worry about the consequences of new technology, especially in the communications business. If we went back a few millennia, we’d encounter…
Air quality: Welcome to the huffing, puffing middle of another breathtaking workweek, dear readers, with spring and innovation in the air. It’s Wednesday out there, and we’re helping you…
Eyes up here: Welcome to Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as the day brightens, the smoke clears and our steadfast gaze remains locked on the task at hand. It’s April 5…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The swift downfalls of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank is the single-biggest financial story of 2023 (so far) and one of the biggest since…
Ever snowpeful: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we (roller)skate through another mild workweek in the Winter That Winter Forgot – though, is that a snowy Winter Recess for…
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Prestige television series, podcasts and documentaries about con artists are everywhere. On Netflix, which seems to be making these stories into a cottage industry, you…