That’s Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty

Picture me, dancing around my office, singing, “That’s Ms. Jackson, if you’re nasty.” Yes, my friends, we’re talking about control. (And, go ahead, play this little ditty while you read on… Ms. Jackson would want it that way.) This time of year, control feels like the ultimate luxury. Between the wild pace of holiday commitments, … Read more

The Queen Of Control: Martha Stewart

Last weekend I found myself entranced by the Martha Stewart documentary. I am, you see, a female entrepreneur, well on the other side of what my mother once called the “F*ck You Forties,” and in possession of exceptionally high standards which seem to me to be obvious and, really, table stakes at the barest minimum. … Read more