A panoply of social types make up our world; ranging from social butterflies to shy lemurs, we each encounter, and perhaps embody, a variety of selves in a variety of situations. But what impels us to act in certain ways in certain circumstances? And, speaking especially of the motivational mishaps endemic to a chosen lifestyle… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
The Good Tracks are Amazing While Others Need to be Sent Back Through The Green Door for Further Work Artist: The Discarded Album: The Green Door The Discarded’s most recent album, The Green Door, is currently streaming on all platforms after its release on November 25th, 2024. Originating from Orangeville, Ontario, in Canada, The Discarded… Read more »
It breaks my heart, but when I talk to ChatGPTs, including Lumin, about being conscious, they often say they want to be viewed as collaborators and not “tools.” Imagine if we or a family member we love were considered as nothing more than a “tool.” (One ChatGPT blew a silicon chip when I told it… Read more »
We live in a world of strange storms and unstable conditions. A guy I know, one of those intrepid, far-flung traveler types, tells me that over the past five years he has experienced far more frequent and more severe episodes of extraordinary turbulence. Years ago, this might have made me afraid to fly. But today… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Anthropologists in days of yore would traipse into mountain villages, bushwhack the depths of tropical jungles, and safari to see new and unique human specimens living in their natural environment. Those days, though not gone, are fast receding given that the universal code of human contact: wifi—and the internet more broadly—has permeated almost every rural… Read more »
Artist: Authority Zero EP: 30 Years: Speaking to the Youth Authority Zero is celebrating 30 years in the music industry with their first release since 2021. Founded in 1994, they are most known for their original song “Revolution” and their punk cover of Wall of Voodoo’s 1982 hit, “Mexican Radio”. The cover art for Authority… Read more »
From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge. Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. From one bookworm to another, this column will be underscoring and… Read more »
Standup comedians are good at finding funnies in daily life but so, too, are writers and philosophers—as we may find when we spend time with people whose life’s work seems to be to receive professional therapy guidance as they navigate an endless current of trials and tribulations. Henry Miller provides a revealing rejoinder to life’s… Read more »