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"Hill House": Haunted by What Might Have Been

The great nonsense of cultural relativism has been superseded by personal relativism. Values are now relative to each person. Shirley...

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The Simple Life: Remembering what matters

On the sacredness of simplicity, why we forget what we value (or ought to value), and how to remind ourselves what matters. “O sacred...

Why Music Singles Matter

On what music singles have meant in the past, mean now, and might mean in the future. “I miss buyin’ CDs at the store And thumbin’...

Raging Against the Machine

On artificial intelligence, the role – and the rights – of artists, and the difference between art and artificial creation. Though six...

The Double Take: Re-reading "Jurassic Park"

In the first of a new series, I re-read Michael Crichton's 1991 novel, "Jurassic Park".

Nothing To Fear But Death Itself?

Even if we are all born into a losing struggle, as Christopher Hitchens used to say about death, we can still win along the way. Nothing...

What Is "Art Of Conversation" For?

An updated vision of where this project is going and how we will do it. “I like people to express themselves heartily, their words...