“I know I should be grateful/I know I’m good and able/but I don’t have the strength to get up from the kitchen table.” These lyrics from Watsky’s song “Hey, Asshole”…
That’s No Moon
I have always loved Star Wars. I’ve loved it from the moment I saw an Energizer commercial in 1991 involving Darth Vader’s lightsaber dying for lack of a battery. Even though…
Women Get a New Disorder
There aren’t many certainties these days. Change happens overnight, and there’s little we can predict anymore. Like, will the government shut down again in a few months, or will politicians…
Knowledge, Not Test Scores
Technology is changing the way we learn, but the American school system is struggling to keep up. Our access to information, the way in which we interact with each other and…
Rock on
We study with music. We drive with music. We work out, dance, cook, take the bus, walk the dog and clean the house, all while listening to music. Most of…
What’s up with poetry?
Historically, poetry has been the predominant form of literature around the world. It wasn’t until the late 1800s that society saw the rise of the novel. Today, the novel is…
Suspension (and Revision) of Disbelief
Originally I intended to discuss the irresponsible ways in which artists ask us to suspend our disbelief, not necessarily by creating an alternate universe, but in leaving out or fudging…
Good Guys Finish Last for the Right Reasons
I’m willing to bet that most of us have heard the saying “nice guys finish last” and the modern rewrite “nice guys finish last because they make sure their women…
Healthy Living, not Crash Diets
I think we all can appreciate that losing weight is difficult, but it’s still a New Year’s resolution for countless people and a goal at the beginning of bikini season….
Fallen starlets
I feel weird about how people have perceived Britney Spears over the course of her career. “Baby One More Time” and “Oops! I Did It Again” convinced us she was…
Ender of the line
The feature film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game will be released November 1st. What I’m hoping to see are lots of empty theater seats, rather than a rush…