Expedient MEANS

Notes on Film, Art, Writing, Technology and other things by Steve A Furman

  • “i” is for Jobs, “A” is for Cook, and Other Thoughts about Time

    Two days after the big Apple announcement event in Cupertino I’m was just beginning to digest all of the content. One of the things that hit home was subtle, meaningful and very much Apple. Amidst the hundreds of rumors and musings about what would be coming, the iWatch and a wallet of some sort were Read more

  • The Counselor (Unrated and Extended Version) – Film Review

    I first saw The Counselor when it was released in 2013. I was attracted to it because of the strong cast (Brad Pitt, Javier Bardhem, Cameron Diaz and Michael Fassbender), a solid director in Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy as the screenwriter. Mr. McCarthy has reached esteemed status as a novelist and his screen adaption Read more

  • The City of the Century

    Chicago has been called the City of the Century, Nature’s Metropolis and a number of other things that are maybe not so flattering. Many of you are sick and tired about me talking about Chicago, so instead of writing about it again, I’m embedding this incredible time-lapse video crafted by Eric Hines. He calls it Cityscape Chicago. Read more

  • Career Opportunity at Discover Bank

      THIS ROLE WAS FILLED ON JUNE 13, 2014 I’ve recently changed roles at Discover and am working on building out my digital team. There’s already a solid group of professionals in place shaping a best-in-class banking platform, but we are rapidly growing and I need more help. This is a Senior Manager role with three direct Read more

  • My Annual Oscar Picks – 2014

    It’s that time again. The Academy hands out their picks for best of every category. They can select 10 films for best picture, but apparently could find only nine worthy of the crown. The pictures span history, deep drama, AIDS, hijacking, swindle and a celestial exploration of the human spirit, untethered in space. Observations. Although Read more

  • Six Years on Twitter. How Many More?

    I was contemplating whether or not to blog about why I’m on Twitter and how I use it. My first Tweet was February 23, 2008. For some unremebered reason I put it on my iCalendar that day with a perpetual repeat. The internal food fight of whether I should give it life here went on in Read more