Posts tagged pop culture
Stop Being So Mean
Stop Being So Mean

If you can’t be creative, at least be kind.

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beth Colliercommunication, pop culture, Mean Girls, Lindsey Lohan, Tina Fey, fetch, stop trying to make fetch happen, advertising, Tiffany's, Not your mother's Tiffanys, Oldsmobile, cars, advertising fails, kindness, sexism, ageism, lazy, creativity, creative thinking, movie, musicals, movie musicals, Mean Girls the musical, Mean Girls movie musical, Taylor Swift, Easter Eggs, LinkedIn, coastal grandmother, boring ads, lazy ads, stupid ads
Janet Jackson is Not “The Woman Who Flashed Her Boob at the Super Bowl”
Janet Jackson is Not “The Woman Who Flashed Her Boob at the Super Bowl”

Give Janet her flowers. She earned them.

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Appreciation, communication, kindness, pop culture, USA, womenbeth CollierJanet Jackson, Super Bowl, Justin Timberlake, wardrobe malfunction, women, sexism, double standards, scandal, Janet Jackson boob, Les Moonves, misogyny, communication, music, pop culture, legacy, Damita Jo, Rock Your Body, respect, Nasty, Control, women artists, female singers, 1980s
Google Employees Deserved Better
Google Employees Deserved Better

Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.

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communication, inspiration, kindness, Leadership, Learning, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth Colliergoogle, googlers, Xooglers, layoffs, layoff communications, redundancy, US, tech, technology, tech companies, mass layoffs, tech layoffs, leadership, communication, email, New York Times, notification, system access, twitter, respect, employee experience, Up In The Air, George Clooney, pop culture, pop culture inspiration, downsize, downsizing
Is this sexist – or sloppy?
Is this sexist – or sloppy?

Diane Ladd deserved better.

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communication, pop culture, USA, women, Writingbeth Collierwomen, sexism, lazy journalism, shoddy journalism, poor journalism, Nepo baby, Laura Dern, Taylor Swift, Bruce Dern, Diane Ladd, Corey Cogdell, Olympics, Rio, medal, medal winner, bronze medal, trap, US, Team USA, writing, GQ, journalism, men's magazine, words matter, communication, pop culture, Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, award, award speeches, acceptance speeches
Will the Real Chris Pratt Please Stand Up?
Will the Real Chris Pratt Please Stand Up?

Chris Pratt’s latest interview has me wondering…

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communication, Branding, pop culture, USA, Writingbeth CollierChris Pratt, Starlord, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World, Super Mario Brothers, Andy Dwyer, Parks & Recreation, interview, Men's Health, personal branding, God, religion, celebrities, pop culture, actor, Battle of Chris, One of them has to go, Chris Pine, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Thor, Captain America, Captain Kirk, internet, twitter, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Anna Faris, communication, words matter, Stephen Colbert, Elliot Page
Find Your Saul
Find Your Saul

Better Call Saul is the gift that keeps on giving.

Here’s why…

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Appreciation, communication, Creativity, inspiration, kindness, Learning, pop culture, USAbeth CollierTV, TV shows, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Kim Wexler, Kim and Jimmy, Slippin Jimmy, Cinnabon, AMC, television, pop culture, joy, fun, entertainment, entertainment industry, Jonathan Banks, Giancarlo Esposito, Tony Dalton, Patrick Fabian, escape, guilty pleasure, creativity
Bradley Cooper Doesn't Deserve That
Bradley Cooper Doesn't Deserve That

Bradley Cooper did a podcast interview - and some journalists have missed the real story.

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communication, Creativity, kindness, inspiration, pop culture, USAbeth CollierBradley Cooper, Will Arnett, Sean Hayes, Jason Bateman, Hollywood, Vulture, reporting, mean, cruel, mental health, Gen X, vulnerable, vulnerability, men, industry events, entertainment industry, cruel comments, mean words, insecurity, movies, film, A Star is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, Maestro, pop culture
Here’s My Takeaway from The 2021 Emmys
Here’s My Takeaway from The 2021 Emmys

What did I notice during the 2021 Emmys? An electric opening number, a speech that would never end, and one other awesome thing…

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communication, Creativity, inspiration, kindness, Leadership, pop culture, Public Speaking, women, USAbeth Collierpresentations, women, speeches, emmy awards, award ceremonies, Emmys, Emmys 2021, Jean Smart, Kate Winslet, Debbie Allen, LL Cool J, Rita Wilson, Olivia Colman, Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You, Mare of Easttown, Hacks, Ted Lasso, Hannah Waddingham, Scott Frank, Queen's Gambit, entertainment, pop culture, working women
A Crucial Communication Lesson from Supernatural
A Crucial Communication Lesson from Supernatural

Last week a new kind of monster threatened the Dean and Sam Winchester - and the Supernatural Family.

The dreaded communication monster attacked - but Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki know how to defeat a monster or two.

Here’s what happened - and what we can learn from it...

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communication, Writing, pop culturebeth Colliercommunication tips, communication, words matter, stakeholders, communication plan, hollywood, television, supernatural, supernatural family, jensen ackles, jared padalecki, the winchesters, pop culture, learning