Stop Your Whinging: Reality Gets In the Way of Fantasy
January, 31, 2012 11:46 am | Comments On #MediaWhinge – verb - Australian informal – to complain, whine, cry in a fretful way.
We’re barely four weeks into 2012, and the whinging is already in full swing. Any gratitude for the birth of Christ, the miracle of Hanukkah or the start of the NBA season seems like a distant memory as people have taken up their favorite past time of bitching about everything that’s wrong with their lives and the world around them.
The year may be new but the sea of steady complaints hasn’t changed – vacation went too fast, my relationship is off, work sucks, life is hard . . . cue soundtrack: wah, wa wah, wa wah. Well, stop your bellyaching -- a bit of analysis of “the whinge” can put the proper prospective on everything.
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Read MoreThe Art of Making New Year's Resolutions
January, 10, 2012 11:36 am | Comments On #MoviesThis year you can finally put an end to that vicious cycle of making New Year’s resolutions and then failing to live up to them. To guide you in this endeavor, I’ve taken a page straight out of the modern day parenting handbook.
Just as children are now showered with accolades for a different class of achievement (e.g., signing up, attending, participating), you too will succeed in 2012 not by the arcane means of putting in time and effort but by carefully crafting your goals upfront. Setting the bar appropriately will ensure that you’ll achieve everything you commit to do and more. Here’s a list of resolutions for you to adopt in the coming year:
1. Cap Weight Gain: Put on no more than 10 pounds before the summer. Maintain current intake levels of carbs, sugar and animal-based produce....
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Steve Hutensky is a film executive and producer living in Los Angeles. He served as senior executive vice president and head of business affairs for Relativity Media from 2009 to 2011 and worked as a top executive at Miramax Films from 1995 to 2004. He produced the spiritual documentary "Wake Up" and founder of Walk The Walk Entertainment, which he runs today.
