National Boss’s Day
By Travis Bradberry
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Thursday Is National Boss’s Day: Have Anyone to Thank?
When Patricia Bays Haroski registered “National Boss’s Day” with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1958, she wasn’t playing a practical joke, or even sucking up. She was working as her father’s secretary in a State Farm Insurance office in Deerfield, Illinois. Haroski wanted to let her [...]

In Culture, Opinion on October 15, 2008
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Can a bad boss kill you?
By Travis Bradberry

It seems there’s always a steady supply of sympathy available for anyone stuck working under a bad boss. Most everyone I know has been there at one time or another, working under a tyrant who somehow manages to survive in this world without people skills. If you haven’t had a boss like this, you should consider buying a lottery ticket–and I mean soon. You are that lucky. [...]

In Business, Culture, Opinion, The Issue, The Magazine on October 1, 2008
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WHAT is the election about?
By Bessie King
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After two years of rumors, expectations and political dramas, America finally has its four main contenders for the presidential race. Democrats Obama and Biden are up against Republicans McCain and Palin. As they prepare to face what will become one of the most historic and awaited elections, there are many questions still unanswered by either [...]

In Culture, Opinion, Politics on September 17, 2008
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A story about pens
By John Guilfoil
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Buy The Boston Globe or turn to Boston.com on Sunday to see John Guilfoil’s business spending column on executive pens.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing — actually writing with my hands, not a keyboard — more than usual. That’s because I’ve been testing out various executive and designer pens for a “Globe Tests” [...]

In Art, Culture, Features, Opinion, Photo Stories on August 16, 2008
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Will America shield its journalists?
By Blast Magazine Newsroom

The Society of Professional Journalists sounds off.

In Culture, Opinion on August 11, 2008
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Commentary: Oil — how much more can we handle?
By Sachin Seth

With oil consumption and pollution levels reaching unthinkable heights, it’s time to take a serious look at what can be done to save our planet, and fast.

In Culture, Opinion, Politics on June 1, 2008
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Commentary: What the Oscars SHOULD look like
By Daniel Peleschuk

February 24th is here. This year, the Academy Awards are celebrating their 80th season of turning a blind eye to the deserving films and, well, awarding the lame-os. And although he’s still considered the barometer for film quality standards, Oscar will surely be back this year with his latest disappointments, when he’ll send those “should-have-beens” [...]

In Entertainment, Movies, Opinion, Television on February 24, 2008
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Commentary: One woman’s crusade for pets
By Blast Magazine Newsroom
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In 1989 when Deborah Howard, President of Howard Communications, noticed the cramped and unsanitary conditions at the Docktor Pet Center, a pet store in the Perimeter Mall in Atlanta, she became enraged.
A tiny Yellow Labrador Retriever puppy had its leg pressed against its cramped metal cage. It was cut and bleeding badly. She asked to [...]

In Boston Local, Culture, Opinion, People on November 1, 2007
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Commentary: The MoveOn.org and NY Times love affair gone wrong
By Heidi Buchanan

For those of you who aren’t in tune with the goings on in Washington, DC, there has been a lot of hubbub in the news recently. Not of the war in Iraq, or of the appropriations process–which has been stalled and leaves the American people without a 2008 budget–but rather of a controversial advertisement run [...]

In Culture, Opinion, Politics on October 3, 2007
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