by David Intrator | Sep 28, 2017 | politics and culture
There’s no shortage of people and institutions encouraging us to think positively. In fact, Positive Thinking has become a cult of sorts, promoting a creed that demands you remove negative thoughts and negative people from your life. What the cult of Positive Thinking... 
by David Intrator | Sep 27, 2017 | politics and culture
Hip Hop Hava Nagila I don’t need to tell you that America’s going through a tough time. But perhaps a little cultural appropriation would be in order to salve our wounded souls. Here’s a version of the the classic Hebrew folk song, Hava Nagila, to a dope hip... 
by David Intrator | Sep 26, 2017 | storytelling technique
I hate to write. Odd when you think about it, since I’ve made my living as a copywriter. But copywriting isn’t writing in the way that I hate writing. Copywriting is more like gag writing, you see, and I can deal with that. The short form, the clever turn of phrase.... 
by David Intrator | Sep 1, 2017 | creativity, storytelling technique
My training is as a musician, and musical concepts still inform all of my creative work, whether it’s editing a film, shooting a photo or even developing a Powerpoint presentation. The most important of all musical concepts is rhythm: the pace of events as they... 