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  • Han Solo and the Difference Between a Good Movie and a Good Experience

    Han Solo and the Difference Between a Good Movie and a Good Experience

    My Twitter timeline has been inundated with news that the new Han Solo film has lost its directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (of ‘The Lego…
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    Drew Coffman
    Jun 22
    Things 3

    Things 3

    Task management, I’m back.
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    Drew Coffman
    May 22
    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 3)

    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 3)

    Warning: Though I am not usually the type to care about spoilers, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ is a movie that is best watched without…
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    Drew Coffman
    May 9
    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 2)

    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 2)

    Warning: Though I am not usually the type to care about spoilers, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ is a movie that is best watched without…
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    Drew Coffman
    May 2
    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 1)

    The Unending Trauma of ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Part 1)

    I remember years ago, right before ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ was released in theaters, I watched the movie trailer and thought it was a…
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    Drew Coffman
    May 1
    Juicero and the Misplaced Anger of an Intuitive Internet Mob

    Juicero and the Misplaced Anger of an Intuitive Internet Mob

    There was a story that took my Twitter feed by storm last week, and it was the tale of a tech company squeezed to death by its own hubris.
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    Drew Coffman
    Apr 24
    ‘Lion’ and the Child Within

    ‘Lion’ and the Child Within

    I recently watched the film ‘Lion’, a dramatization of the real-life experiences of Saroo Brierley, and it broke my heart in more ways than…
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    Drew Coffman
    Apr 11
    Drop the Rock

    Drop the Rock

    I recently read through ‘Drop the Rock’, a book focused on removing character defects using steps six and seven of the 12-step program…
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    Drew Coffman
    Feb 21
    The Internet Is Making Us Sick

    The Internet Is Making Us Sick

    My wife Kristine just completed Whole30, a monthlong diet/cleanse of sorts which is intended to help you recognize what foods you have a…
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    Drew Coffman
    Feb 7
    ‘Finding Deeper Meaning in Photography’

    ‘Finding Deeper Meaning in Photography’

    I’ve had an email sitting in my inbox since December 18th (which might be a record for my typical Inbox Zero ways) and that’s CJ Chilvers…
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    Drew Coffman
    Jan 25
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