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Swiping up, I recently came across a clenched fist with the thumb and index finger facing the camera and the interstices they formed full of a brown viscous mousse that the other hand repeatedly attempted to wipe away with tissue paper as it quickly became oversaturated and ineffective. I know. It's off-putting. Nauseating. Unfortunately, intrepid… Continue reading Whether ’tis Nobler to Wipe or Wash
Does Beefbar® leave you nauseated? Before you've even arrived and eaten there? You hear the words and your auditory cortex gets choked up on sizzling A5 fat as the tallow runs out your ears and drips down the back of your throat. You take a look and your eyes are saturated with billionaire boy decadence… Continue reading Beefbar®
Let us agree upfront that repercussions against Mr. Smith are overdue. Nevermind whether or not Chris Rock knew Jada Pinkett had "alopecia", his joke crossed a line or we're missing some context. The law in this regard is clear. California Penal Code 242 PC defines the crime of battery as “any willful and unlawful use of force or violence… Continue reading California’s OJ Problem
The press is popping with Pakistan's PM, Imran Khan, praising India for following an independent foreign policy. Okay, a niche subsection of the press. Nevertheless, hold on to your seats, as bitter enmity is suspended to relish and savor the moment a country of some consequence that is typically inclined to follow the US's lead… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Praise
The progeny of God's beloved father of the multitudes, אברהם אבינו, gave us Moses, Jesus and Mohammed according to the dogma of their respective religions; altogether known as the Abrahamic religions. Abraham is the direct descendant of Shem who was one of the 3 offspring of Noah. No one who lived since or is alive… Continue reading Truth as Pattern
Elizabeth Pearl Nasaw, aka Lyx Ish, aka Elizabeth Was, mail art to John Held Jr., 1987. Sprezzatura is an Italian word reputed to have first appeared in Castiglione's book Il Cortigiano in the 16th Century. It signifies an effortless virtuosity and includes marvels that do not betray the effort expended in their execution. It is… Continue reading Reclaiming Sprezzatura
Not in the quotidian sense of facing your closet trying to figure out what to don for the day. The question is posed in search of a normative answer. Are there any longer basic rules for a liberal civil society to follow other than - you have to wear something that covers your crotch, ass-crack… Continue reading What Should I Wear?
Because it is an art. Increasingly a lost art. We typically first arrive in people's lives on tracks laid by our parents, not really aware that we are embarking on journeys in the exploration of other explorers' worlds. As a result, we learn very little of those worlds, be they revealed or cloistered and end… Continue reading The Art of Becoming Acquainted with Someone
Kit Yates, an associate professor of applied mathemetics at University of Bath, has estimated that the entire world population of Covid-19, could be fit in a coke can. If you google coke can now you'll get the BBC article going into the details of this as your first result….or maybe that's just me; hard to… Continue reading Covid and the Coke Can
https://www.youtube.com/embed/y_bwKW6V1lw Gracias Laughing Squid So if you are at a point in your life when your existential questions are increasingly spending time with nihilism, you may worry, slippery slope and all, that anhedonia is around the corner. To make sure that you do not slip down that slope, you may want to anchor yourself to… Continue reading Living with Purpose
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