What can we learn from ancient myths about grief and mourning in the present?
Cockfighters and Poets
December 10, 2012 By 3 Comments
What the cockfighter and the artist have in common is what they put on the line.
Ecstasy: Is Everything Real?
January 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Jason Silva talks about the search for manufactured bliss.
Ten things I've learned from conflict
January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Being young, dumb, and full of repressed sexuality often means embracing conflict, and creating antagonistic situations. Maybe it’s physical, maybe it’s activism, maybe it’s just yelling for the hell of it. I still get nervous whenever I know I might be in a potentially serious conflict with another person. I use humour as a defense [...]
The Brute and the Scholar
July 26, 2010 By 4 Comments
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”