Being rich is never enough. You can have all the money in the world but there will always be that nagging desire for attention. It eats away at your soul if you let it. It consumes all your thoughts. Continue reading Rich is Not Enough
Our post-reality moment is easy to see in political discourse and action, though not limited to that hyperbolic echo chamber of political preservation denuded into reductive soundbites. It’s everywhere. It drives our national conversation. It’s embedded in our popular culture. Continue reading Post-Reality Everywhere
This is where late empire culture has led us headfirst into a hall of mirrors. Reality isn’t something we share. It’s a story, invented, amplified and wielded. Continue reading Don’t Trust Your Lying Eyes, The Election Aftermath
I live by the undying belief that I know absolutely nothing about the interior lives of anyone I meet. Sure I can guess. I can paint a mental picture, put them in a box, ascribe thoughts and feelings that are maybe a projection of what I want them to be. Continue reading Things We Don’t Know
I could tell you that I saw a run-down industrial strip of land, perfectly situated along the river, and that I imagined an urban utopia rising in its place. Continue reading Fishtown Stories – Sam Scott
Sometimes, when I’m sitting here with nothing to do, my mind starts to wander. Sometimes it happens when I’m avoiding work that needs to be done. Sometimes I act like I’m working while straining to overhear other people’s conversations. There are these moments when people are talking and they pause to scan their surroundings. They … Continue reading Volume XXVII – November 2023
This review is a little different. I don’t care much about the company’s history. And I’m not impressed by where people have worked before. There is a weird badge of honor people wear or a general cache that seems to come from working at one of the big tech firms. Continue reading Humane, A Product Review
Map? Check. Compass? Check. Boots? Check. Inspirational literature? Check. Backpack, water bottles, sensible clothing, hat, sun screen, tent, sleeping bag, notebook to catalog my adventures and deep insights into the human condition? Check, check, check, check, check, check, check; yeah why not, check as well. Continue reading My Soul Searching Hiking Trip
I started watching old episodes of the “The Real World” recently. If you grew up in the nineties or early aughts then you remember the cultural power of MTV and this one show in particular. Continue reading “The Real World…”
The death of Queen Elizabeth has made me think about her legacy. The idea of a monarchy in 2022 has always struck me as curious. Continue reading God Save Us From Queens (and Kings)
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