(It’s not even a whole pint, mind you.) The rewards of non-celebrity-oriented cultural journalism tend to be meager and infrequent, but writing this column for Inside Higher Ed has provided more than ...

In acting, a performer is sometimes derided as “only playing himself.” Actors know the truth — that every actor plays ...

Scott writes the Innovation Economy column on Mondays, and tweets often at @ScottKirsner. Globe correspondent Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been ...