In the film A Few Good Men, Jack Nicholson shouts at Tom Cruise, at a courtroom full of people, and at all of us really, “You can’t handle the truth!” But maybe we can. Nathan Thompson explores how we hide from ourselves and the benefits of seeing through the illusion.
Olympic Gold Medals for Everyone!
Sarah’s top five reasons she will never win a gold medal in anything.
Ashes and Snow Stills the Craziness and Stirs the Human Spirit
The spellbinding film Ashes and Snow was born out of Gregory Colbert’s journeys to India, Egypt, Burma and Kenya. He photographed more than 40 species — including a whale, an orangutan, a manatee and elephants — to create what critics call “a 21st-century bestiary.
It’s Never Too Late to Embrace Our Passions
I don’t believe that our gifts have an expiry date. Clearly, as we get older, it is more difficult. Sadly, most of us consider the idea of re-engaging our gifts or our passions as impractical. It doesn’t need to be that way!
Pump Up The Dork
Some harmless YouTube video viewing brings back one nerd’s painful junior high memories — including bad hair, unfortunate clothing, and Mariah Carey.
Awkward Beginnings
As blogger Hippy Urban Girl discovers, an awkward beginning does not mean an awkward outcome. Sometimes you just have to take a chance.
J.D. Salinger is Dead: Weren’t You Just Talking About Him?
When J.D. Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, died recently, he left a huge void for many people who were ardent followers of his writing and his myth.
Who Was Your First Valentine?
I love you. I wonder, how many of us say that every day? It’s such a short sentence. Then again, it is perhaps the longest sentence ever written. It’s so easy to say those three words but it is another thing entirely to demonstrate it every day of our lives. I wonder who can? When […]
Arachnids and Winter Phenomena
It’s Spider vs. Human in this epic battle to see who will rule the bedroom. But what is that shiny orb hovering in the sky? And whose side is it on?
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part II: A Stake Driven Deep
In Part II of his Notes on a Crisis, Steven Erikson, best-selling author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, continues his Mongolian adventure. Nothing like being sicker than a dog miles from anywhere.