To be honest, I never met Louis Karno. I know he was a Polish immigrant, whose last name was Karnowsky. He died long before I was born. So, why is this firm named Louis Karno & Company? Well, the answer goes back to 1905 when my grandfather, Max Siegel and his family came to the US fleeing pogroms near Kiev. My grandfather was just 5 years old, and other than their samovar, they had few belongings. My grandfather went to public school in Chicago, where he was ridiculed for n
How often do you use FaceTime or similar apps to communicate with you friends and family? Hmm… I see those hands raised, but I volunteer to answer first. Most of my family members live abroad, and we have this “weekendly” ritual of seeing each other on screens through Skype. I can see my dad finishing up his dinner 5,000 miles away, while my mom is trying to explain to me how important it is to remove dust from that bookshelf behind my back (I have no idea how she was able to
Just about a year ago there were a variety of unique Social media platforms: Instagram, where users shared pictures and short 15-second videos Facebook allowed its users to communicate with friends Snapchat, where people could share short stories that would disappear in a 24-hour time frame YouTube allowed bloggers to post unlimited numbers of videos Periscope was a place to find real-time video streaming people all over the world Twitter was a popular media platform to share