Overpromise and Underdeliver in 2012—A Resolution You’ll Keep! Head Honcho Hello for January 2012

It’s pretty telling (but hopefully not for all of 2012) that my monthly Head Honcho Hello is late. I had such plans for productivity over what seemed like an endless work break, from Christmas Eve to January 3. Of course, me being me, part of the thrill was being able to cross some things off my work to-do list. It’s …

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“A Year of Fortunes (Without the Cookies)” It’s Our “Glimpse of the Future” Feature!

In Spring of 2012, Knock Knock will unleash a product of such visceral power and mind-blowing intensity, it is destined to set the world afire. Or, at least, delight a few people who enjoy tiny slips of paper with tiny words printed on them. A Year of Fortunes (Without the Cookies) is the world’s first book of fortune-cookie fortunes presented …

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The Days Crawl By, But the Years They Fly Head Honcho Hello

Sweet Maisie as a puppy, soon after her homecoming. I don’t know what was up with those awful streaks in my hair, but I do know I was in the middle of organizing or housework or something.

December is a very special holiday month for me and Knock Knock—because it’s Maisie’s birthday. It’s the whole month rather than a single day because when I adopted her from the South Central LA Animal Shelter, in February 2000, I was told she was eight weeks old. All the young puppies were kept together in one kennel area, and as …

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Kate Sullivan, Assistant Editor! It’s Our “In It for the Money” Feature!

For our weekly “In It for the Money” feature, we’ll be introducing you to the kick-ass Knock Knockers who make everything go, from creative to sales to logistics to . . . everything! Note—everybody answers the first five questions. After that, they have about fifteen wild-card questions from which to choose. 1. Name and title? Kate Sullivan, assistant editor. 2. Originally …

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So . . . Are We Hipsters? Things We Ponder On A Thursday Afternoon

Stereotyping is never good. And this is a bit dated, but it's still pretty accurate.

Yesterday, talk of hipsters arose randomly in the editorial aerie (I think we ended the conversation talking about Bob Dylan—known as Robert Zimmerman in his pre-hipster days). The convo reminded me about an instance a month ago, when I was Tweeting with a friend of Knock Knock (I handle all social media outreach at the KK office, so in case …

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