Why Were Humans Suddenly Able to Drink Liquor?
One drinker's haphazard, irresponsible, and drunken theory.
Eric Scheske
How to Find Diversity without Even Trying
Re-thinking our obsession with diversity
Religion is good for you. Religious participation, sociologists tell us, correlates with lower levels of criminality, better health, greater marital stability, and greater well-being.
According to an article awhile back in the Atlantic Monthly, sociologists and economists are studying this phenomenon further and, in the
Blow Back Beer to the Vanishing Sommelier
This Video is Pretty Wild
Brewer blown backwards by beer blast (video)An employee of Back Channel Brewing Company in Spring Park, Minnesota, was standing in front of a large vat when it blew him backwards.Boing BoingDavid Pescovitz
The Sommelier is Vanishing
Wine is still poured at many tables.
Prices Reflect Our Participation in Reality in General
A few notes on prices and reality
Collectors, Hoarders, and the Childless
In my youth, I started more collections than a wino starts bottles. I stopped. I don't know why.
Science and Magic . . . And Math
This is a great historical tie into Part II of Existence Strikes Back and its observation that modernity's momentum began to build in the 13th century, as Western civilization's capacity for control increased. Magic and science were twins in the cradle of modernity. This essay points
The Technology Paradox
The more efficient technology makes us, the less efficient we become.
Of course, information technology saves time by doing things quickly. Or does it? Bosses save wages, but we become their new, unwilling wage slaves. Meanwhile, with the automation of more and more processes that used to take a five-minute
Bend It Like Orwell
Essay Rules from the Master
Social Activist Thomas Merton Didn't Stay Informed?
Merton didn't trust the media, but he formed strong opinions on current events. It's because Merton was an artist victimized by his left hemisphere. He needed to embrace causes.
Scrolling Blog: February 2024
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I Loathe the Republican Party
But Thank Goodness for the Republican Party
This issue is so important, I'm not inclined to much care what kind of politics or demagoguery or other roguery is driving the opposition, just as long as this measure is exposed and