15 July 2026
I've been reading fascinating Facebook posts from India by Krishnendu Ray, an NYU professor I had dinner with recently. His photos and summer travel stories [...]
14 July 2026
It's Bastille Day and I have just received a story from France, sent by Antoine Burret. When he and I first talked on early podcasts [...]
Christensen media list with links
Thought I'd post this now, to come back to and update. Most about third places. YouTube playlist which : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2BfTh09L-EYOzIj6HxwvkcH1-mTyNlB Wilson, Mark (May 6, 2023). [...]
4 June 2026: Starbucks and the Myth of the Third Place
I was reminded of this Substack post by Fionn Pooler, as I thought about how many places want to be known as third places. Here's [...]
27 May 2026: The Happy Hour, revisited
This Illinois journalist got me to think afresh about the Happy Hour. Ray O rightly called it a "marketing ploy," but today there are good [...]
Australian radio with Lisa Leong #2 on Sunday
In December I joined ABC Melbourne host Lisa Leong for a call-in show, "Strong Silent Hype: America is finding out about our men's sheds and [...]