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Hurry has a clearly debilitating effect
Hurry has a clearly debilitating effect
Words That Compel Us to Dive Deep
This article in Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne caught my attention because in 2018 I found myself using the word "toxic" more than usual. It seems that this has been true for many peopl…
Much terrorism has also come in the form of our agenda as a nation
Much terrorism has also come in the form of our agenda as a nation
Mapping Culture through a TV Competition
In a spunky article on theconversation.com, Katherine Meizel tallies up the impact of the American Idol TV show. She sees it as "a kind of guidebook for our entry into the 21st century." The show ha…
Michael Moore on Broadway
In an article in The New York Times, Dave Itzkoff describes filmmaker and comedian Michael Moore as "a 63-year-old hybrid of Noam Chomsky and P. T. Barnum." Now he's coming to Broadway. The Terms of…
Confronting Ageism
In 1968 gerontologist Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" to describe the many ways in which society discriminates against the old. Maggie Kuhn formed the Gray Panthers in 1972 as a network of ol…
The Silo Effect
An analysis of the perils and benefits of a cultural phenomenon that is separating people and ideas.
The Way the World Works
Lively and timely essays by an inventive stylist and curious quester.
Be Very Afraid
Robert Wuthnow on the quest for meaning during times of extreme peril when people feel anxious about disasters and potential catastrophes.
The Resurgence of the Real
A visionary work that salutes grassroots efforts to support the environment, community-based economies, and human rights in the name of justice.