Year: 2024
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When I was knee-deep in the digital marketing swamp, I thought I could keep up with it all—knowledge, trends, my inbox, you name it. My goal was to become some kind of 21st-century renaissance woman who would become one of the expected heroes of the information age. Yeah, I was dead wrong about that. It…
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Recently, Emily Slatin and her friends Luke and Lucas from the YouTube channel Luke Explores checked out the now long-abandoned I-86 Diner in Parksville, New York. It’s a relic of the grand tradition of American dining—one of many across the nation buried beneath the weight of greasy takeout bags and UberEats orders. Thanks to what…
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Back in 2006, in my hometown of Brockton, Massachusetts, I found myself eligible to vote in my first-ever election. Like every freshly minted voter, I was armed with enthusiasm, a naive sense of civic duty, and a boatload of confusion. I was ready to storm the polls and make my mark on the American democratic…
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Obsessions often drive us to do utterly ridiculous things, like flinging ourselves against the sky, metaphorically speaking. Sometimes it’s literal, though, if you’re Laurie Anderson, who channels Amelia Earhart’s final avian adventure in an album so atmospheric, you might just feel like you’ve ascended into the stratosphere without ever leaving your living room. But let’s…
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There’s something about determinist philosophy that makes me want to bang my head against a wall. I’ve read plenty of things that make me pause and wonder, “Is it just me, or is this absolute nonsense?” Of course, I’ve never claimed to be infallible. But sometimes, I can’t help but feel like some ideas need…
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As a master photographer, Emily Slatin has a wide-ranging array of both color and black & white photography since 1998 on her personal website, RescueGirl557. She’s an expert at both film photography and digital photography, the latter which she currently takes with her two Leica digital cameras. Recently, I spoke to Emily about her passion…
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This was the first sponsored post that Emily ever paid me for, and therefore I must preserve it in spirit in these pages. Back as I was wont to do every day in 2020, I ran one of my typical morning threads on Twitter. Typically, they were of the #writerslift variety. My hope with these…
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In a plot twist more unexpected than Jar Jar Binks’ continued existence, Winnie the Pooh has quietly slathered honey all over the ambitions of the Star Wars franchise, emerging as the third highest-grossing media empire. Yes, you heard it right. That honey-obsessed bear, who can barely put on a pair of pants, has outperformed lightsaber-wielding…
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There are many times when I will take an extended break from serious writing. Frankly, the typical reason for erratic production is a general lack of interest in my writings. Occasionally, I’ll write something that receives an unexplainable surge in interest. One such article that garnered an unusual amount of attention was one pondering the…
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Having quite literally grown up with Star Trek the Next Generation playing on the TV in my living room, it should come as no surprise that the stars above were my first love. Popular culture has long been fascinated by the idea of extraterrestrial cultures. Yet, mainstream science has often scoffed at the notion. Still,…