Inhabited Chair: Earth Day
Since 1970, everyday on April 22 we recognize Earth Day. It was started by Senator Gaylord Nelson, who announced his ambitious plan at a conference in Seattle in September 1969.
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Inhabited Chair: Twitter
For the time being, I find Twitter to be an amusing website that has very limited uses. Having said that, it is really cool. It represents practically endless possibilities to make our lives better.
Inhabited Chair: Let My People Go
Wednesday night marked the beginning of a Jewish holiday called Passover. It celebrates the freeing of the Jewish slaves from ancient Egypt.
Inhabited Chair: The Bailout Gets Personal
Earlier this week, President Obama’s administration forced Rick Wagoner out of his position as Chairman and CEO of General Motors. Mr. Wagoner has presided over GM during some of the worst times in company history. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the poor performance of the company cost him his job. The timing of [...]
Inhabited Chair: Macedonian Presidential Elections
This past Sunday, Macedonia held the first round of its presidential elections. Macedonia is a small country roughly the size of Vermont that is located just above Greece.
Inhabited Chair: Back to Square One
My name is Zachary Wolfson, I’m a student at Northeastern doing my internship at Shoebuy.com. I will be writing weekly blog entries, which I modeled after “Monday Morning Quarterback” by Peter King who is a great sports writer and always gives some love to my Philadelphia Eagles. Every week, there will be a main story where I discuss [...]
Inhabited Chair: I’m sailing away
“Set an open course for the virgin sea.” Cruising is, perhaps, my favorite way to vacation. You get to see several different cities (if not countries), eat everything you can all for one price and only unpack your bags once. I love going on cruises.
Inhabited Chair: Not the Oscars
This week I’m not writing about the Oscars. This is for two reasons. The first is that I only saw one of the nominees for best picture (Benjamin Button) and if you really want to know what the best picture is, look at the top of the highest grossing films list.
Inhabited Chair: The Sound of Music
No, this week’s story doesn’t have anything to do with the classic musical starring Julie Andrews, however you will be hearing about a few of my favorite things. It was this week in 1878 that Thomas Edison patented the phonograph (sometimes called a gramophone).
Inhabited Chair: The Social Phenomenon of “25 Random Things”
If you have a Facebook account and haven’t been living under a rock for the past two weeks, then you or someone you know has shared “25 Random Things” with the world. For those of you who don’t know about it, “25 Random Things” is the most popular chain letter on Facebook.
