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  • O’bitchuary!

    O’bitchuary!

    Lindsey Graham’s demise is being described as somewhat sudden with a hint of mystery. However, following Iran’s humiliation of the U.S. in yet another manufactured war, I’m inclined to think the hateful warmonger died of acute embarrassment. Read more

  • The more I learn, the more I realise how little I know

    The more I learn, the more I realise how little I know

    Are you a lifelong learner? That’s a strange thing to ask. Anyone who has stopped learning is either brain-dead or dearly departed. Everyone is learning something new all the time, even if they don’t know it, or show it. More importantly, however, the lifelong cycle of learning must also include unlearning. If you’re not unlearning,… Read more

  • Ursula Le Guin

    Belief is the wound that knowledge heals. Read more

  • Big Bullshit Story

    Big Bullshit Story

    In the encounter she is describing, Bialik was not terrified of the man or the t-shirt. She was terrified of the truth that the message on the t-shirt conveyed. Read more

  • Comfortably number one, but…

    Comfortably number one, but…

    There’s nothing like a guitar solo to immediately endear you to a song. There are, of course, many great guitar solos in recorded music history, but a great one can leave you forever entranced. Read more

  • Are we seeking refuge from a crisis of solidarity?

    Are we seeking refuge from a crisis of solidarity?

    World Refugee Day was promulgated in 1951 to serve as a reminder to us to have compassion and respect for the dignity of human beings who become displaced, often forcibly, as a result of war, internal conflict, violence and persecution. It is also a day meant to remind us that refugees require our protection, not… Read more

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