A good attitude, I might add. Just two days after the terrible moment when a shark bit off his arm, and after surgeons cleaned up the traumatic amputation and made it a surgical one, 16-year-old Hunter Treschl had this to … Continue reading →
…in the English-speaking world—and perhaps the world as a whole—has quite a backstory: Frye, who was living in Baltimore at the time, wrote the poem in 1932. She had never written any poetry, but the plight of a young German … Continue reading →
The story “The Man Without a Country” used to be standard reading matter for seventh graders. In fact, it was the first “real” book—as opposed to those tedious Dick and Jane readers—that I was assigned in school. It was exciting … Continue reading →
Déjé vu isn’t the only one, although it’s the one most of us have heard about. But then there’s déjé vécu, déjé visité, and a host of others. Sound familiar?
Continue reading →Shirley Maclaine speculates: In her memoir, the 80-year-old, who won an Oscar for Terms Of Endearment, writes: “What if most Holocaust victims were balancing their karma from ages before, when they were Roman soldiers putting Christians to death, the Crusaders … Continue reading →
Lately it seems that nearly every transaction any more complex than buying groceries at the local market must be performed at least twice, sometimes three and four times. A recent mail-order product return, for example. I had bought some jeans … Continue reading →
Here’s an extremely interesting segment from “This American Life” about how change—political change and change in general—occurs [hat tip: Vanderleun]. I’ve studied change. I’ve observed it. I’ve experienced it. I’ve tried to effect it, but haven’t we all? Therapists, teachers, … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. Unfortunately, it seems as though it’s always a timely subject.] Commenter “Ymarsakar” once made an interesting observation: When the world declares Jews, Republicans, and whites to be non humans that need … Continue reading →
I was on a road trip a little while ago and passed the site of Fruitlands, which I recalled as the failed Utopian community the Transcendentalists began in the mid-1800s. The setting is lovely, overlooking a panoramic view of the … Continue reading →
In my post about the video featuring women who had to choose between doors marked “beautiful” or “average” and opted mostly for “average,” commenter “Molly NH” wrote: All the men would head for the handsome door, even the ones who … Continue reading →
There’s a fuss being made about this Dove video, in which women are asked to choose whether to walk through a door labeled “beautiful” or one labeled “average”: The idea, of course, is that too many women think of themselves … Continue reading →
What’s the Gompertz Law?: What do you think are the odds that you will die during the next year? Try to put a number to it ”” 1 in 100? 1 in 10,000? Whatever it is, it will be twice … Continue reading →