Links for November 13th

Harvard Business Review: Put Your Best People On Your Most Boring ChallengesI agree completely with this suggestion that the exciting work shouldn't be saved for enthusiastic, capable employees. The most interesting, important, effective work that I've done professionally was working on tasks or projects that were considered boring. This summer the FDA asked me to …

“Filth and Wisdom” panned.

I usually ignore movie reviews, because I so seldom see new releases, but on day nine of being sick has left me sucking the marrow from The New Yorker. It’s a good thing, because Anthony Lane’s review of Madonna’a “Filth and Wisdom” is a hoot: What vexes me most about “Filth and Wisdom” is the …