Bob Morris

New York, Texas

NY Times contributor and author of Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating With My Dad & Bobby Wonderful: An Imperfect Son Says Goodbye.

Articles

Teacher: Junior High

1 month ago | lightmagazine.ca | Bob Morris

Full Time Ponoka, AB, Canada $61,000 CDN / Year Ponoka Christian School is now accepting applications for a full time junior high teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Ponoka Christian School is an independent, faith based school located between Red Deer and Edmonton. Interested candidates need to hold or be qualified for an Alberta Teaching Professional Certificate.
George Hamilton Is Palm Beach’s It Boy, Again

2 months ago | newyorker.com | Bob Morris

When George Hamilton moved back to Palm Beach, last year, friends in high places suggested that he run for mayor. They thought that the suave, impeccably dressed actor, who had spent his teen-age years learning to tan, wear loafers without socks, and act in plays at Palm Beach High School, embodied the city. “I’d be happy to be mayor if I didn’t have to get up and do anything,” Hamilton said the other day, over lunch at Swifty’s, the restaurant in the historic (and very pink) Colony Hotel.
Madonna’s Twelve-Year-Old Daughter in the Mix

Oct 27, 2024 | newyorker.com | Bob Morris

Twelve-year-old Estere Ciccone fiddled with a small control board in a big room at the Museum of Arts and Design, preparing for the museum’s annual gala and the opening of an exhibit called “Barbie: A Cultural Icon.” Her navy polo, gaucho shorts, and makeup-free face evoked an innocent schoolgirl. But her glittery, earmuff-size headphones were, in the parlance, giving global glamour.
Shaker Cradles for Adults? They Rocked Frances McDormand's Mind

Oct 7, 2024 | nytimes.com | Bob Morris

On a Thursday afternoon in late summer Frances McDormand, the actor, and Suzanne Bocanegra, a conceptual artist, were testing out a Shaker cradle for adults.
How to Survive (and Maybe Conquer) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Aug 24, 2024 | nytimes.com | Bob Morris |Kieran Dodds

Nadia Quinn had been warned about bringing her show of wacky comic songs to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh. Facebook groups, Reddit posts and friends suggested that taking on the 77-year-old festival as an unestablished performer was too daunting. One episode of "Baby Reindeer," the hit Netflix series that took offat the 2019Fringe,mines the humiliation that Richard Gadd, the show's creator, faced performing there in a pub.
Who Does What By How Much?: A Book Review by Bob Morris

Aug 21, 2024 | bobmorris.biz | Bob Morris

Who Does What By How Much?: A Practical Guide to Customer-Centric OKRs Jeff Gothelf and Josh SeidenSense and Response Press (2024)Here’s a better way to measure organizational success Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden explain how any organization — whatever its size and nature may be — can use OKRs (i.e. objectives and key results) to ensure that the right people are doing the right work in the right way so that the right customer receives the greatest value.
Philippe Petit Thinks You Should Look Up

Aug 4, 2024 | newyorker.com | Bob Morris

Philippe Petit, the high-wire artist, had wanted to visit Edge, the hundredth-floor observation deck at Hudson Yards, for a long time. But when he arrived the other evening to go up to the platform, which resembles a spaceship-size triangle wedged into a skyscraper, it looked as if high winds might shut it down. “It’s a tourist trap, of course,” Petit said.
The World’s Greatest Party Crasher Strikes Again!

May 12, 2024 | newyorker.com | Bob Morris

For those who suffer from FOMO, the fear of missing out, this can be a mean season in Manhattan, with red-carpet events sucking all the air out of the social calendar. But Fred Karger, a seventy-four-year-old former political consultant, finds high season to be an enjoyable challenge. The other night, Karger, who has made party crashing his retirement avocation, stood at a stanchion surveying guests checking into the celebrity-clogged Time 100 Gala, at 10 Columbus Circle.
Broncos Free Agency Primer: Three Tiers of RB Options

Feb 15, 2024 | tri-cityherald.com | Bob Morris

The Denver Broncos will likely be selective in free agency in 2024 after spending a lot in 2023. The Broncos' current cap issues mean that the team must get that situation in order first, which means there's a likelihood they sit out the first wave of free agency. But it's still a good idea for Broncos fans to get familiar with the pending unrestricted free agents at each position. We will examine the most notable free agents over the coming weeks.
3 Takeaways from Broncos’ 22-17 Loss to Texans

Dec 3, 2023 | fresnobee.com | Bob Morris |Bob Morris

During the Denver Broncos' five-game winning streak, things were falling into place for them. Opponents made enough mistakes to allow the Broncos to capitalize and get themselves back in the playoff hunt. However, those things didn't fall into place for the Broncos in Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Houston Texans. The mistakes piled up for the Broncos, and they came away with a tough road loss. While the Broncos deserve credit for showing fight, they remain a team with little margin for error.