My son’s face lit up. “It’s here!” He dashed off down the hall to retrieve a small cardboard box sitting by the mailboxes. “Knox Labs! The VR is here!” Explaining something like Google Cardboard to a seven-year old is much easier to do when you have one in your hands. So, being more than a little […]
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At the Bread Factory: How filmmaking and bread-baking have a lot in common.
In 2016, TimeTravlr Creative moved offices to BKLYN Commons, a new co-working space in Brooklyn. Prospect Park is around the corner; the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is across the street. The building itself is the former Bond Bakery building, a majestic, aging factory built in 1925. The no-longer-operational clocktower still marks the gateway to Prospect-Lefferts Gardens (PLG) […]
The Fortress of Solitude, Filmmaking, and Succession Planning in Philanthropy
The McGowan Legacy Project: A Case Study The Fortress of Solitude isn’t just the title of a Jonathan Lethem novel. Originally it was Superman’s secret hideout, a piece of his home planet Krypton on earth, where he could go to remind himself of his true identity. It can also be an instructive tool for succession planning in […]
Five Things We Can Learn from 10,000 year-old Americans.
I reached down, and picked up the stone. It didn’t look like the other rocks on the beach. It was triangular, with gently curved sides tapered to a point, the surface and edges marked with dips and curves, as though someone had scooped the surface with a tiny spoon. And the cross section appeared oval-shaped and […]
What to Do When Projects Die.
Sixteen (and a half) ways to work through post-project grief. It’s probably happened to you. Sometimes, a project just… goes away. It could be for any number of reasons: The funding dries up. Strategic priorities shift after a merger takes place, or a new department leader is hired. Sales didn’t hit their goals for the […]
Requiem for a Living City: Notes on a Home in TriBeCa
A reflection on growing up in TriBeCa through a post-Sandy lens. This post was originally published on Medium. I pulled the car to a stop. “I’m just going to get out and take a look.” I left the car running, my wife in the front seat. I stepped out on the cobblestone street, the cold […]
The Contently Summit 2014: Perspective of a Gate Crasher
What follows is a thoroughly subjective, thoroughly incomplete report of my own recollections and notes from the Contently Summit held at the Bowery Hotel on November 6th, 2014. This report is in no way meant to represent a full accounting of the event, and rather provides my own impressions and takeaways from some of the […]
Bosu Squats are Hard
So I’m about four weeks into my Kqool.com exercise experiment. After months of abortive attempts, the stars have aligned and I’ve gotten off to a good start. It’s been about four weeks, and I’ve managed to average about 3-4 days per week in the gym. What have I learned? Yes, bosu squats are hard. Jumping […]
Baby steps– Kqool for Change
Getting back to exercise again after a long, long hiatus. My company (Magnet Media) recently signed us up for a corporate gym membership, so I joined. My knee injury has healed with the help of physical therapy, and also a better configured bike seat (it was too low before), and I’m feeling a strong need […]
Physical Therapy
My name is Matt Landfield. I’m 36 years old, and I have a four and a half year old son. I also have a lovely wife, a nice home, and all the comforts and conveniences of modern living. One thing I also have is an injury to my right knee, which, over the course of […]