Italy 2018: Italian Smokers
I had completely forgotten that smoking is way more common in Italy (and Europe in general) than in America. Seriously, during my two-week trip to…
Digging Up Old Tweets and Blog Posts
Over the past several weeks we’ve seen a number of individuals get mobbed online because of old tweets, videos, and other things from their past.…
Do we still need live E3 press conferences?
Last week was the annual E3 expo in Los Angeles and I published a long writing piece with my thoughts on the various press conferences…
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The House of Mourning
My grandmother passed away last week. Her time finally came and she graduated from this life. With her passing I’m now down to just…
Fat Shaming vs. Healthy At Every Size
A number of years ago I took note of the growing movement online to end fat shaming. Overall I think this was a good…
Thoughts and Prayers
Whenever a terrible event occurs it’s common for people who are not closely tied to the event to convey their sympathy by saying their thoughts…
Male Feminist Allies (and Gamergate)
Author’s Note: Apologies in advance for the memes. I realize some might see them as mean but I find them rather fitting in the context…
Joel Osteen’s House
Joel Osteen found himself in the headlines during the ongoing crisis in Houston when word got out that his mega-church was closed when floodwaters overtook…
Regarding that Google memo
Last week there was another explosion on the Internet that resulted from an internal Google memo in which a Google employee named James Damore discussed…
Regarding that giant iceberg
Amongst the cacophony of voices surrounding the giant iceberg that broke off from Antartica, there’s a group of persons whom we really need to hear…
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