People dream that we’ll figure out how to keep our world as it is, just without pollution and depletion. We’ll just create new technology that does what existing technology does, but it will be “clean,” “green,” and “renewable.” Well, shoot, why didn’t people think of making technology that didn’t hurt people in the first place? What jerks, not making things “clean,” “green,” and “renewable.” Oh wait, maybe it’s not possible[…] Keep reading →

I used to be unable to resist craving for sweets and savory treats. Now I’m free from the doof industry’s deliberate strategy to addict people, or at least mostly so. Walking along Seventh Avenue, I saw this revolting sight: a trash can overflowing with pink boxes designed to look adorable and appealing. They say the name of the store creating this garbage: “Crumbl”. I see the store around. They make[…] Keep reading →

I’ve meant to start compiling this list for a while. People often equate racism with white supremacy. Even if they say they aren’t the same, many people consider all white people as privileged, whether they want to be or not, and all people of color as being oppressed, at least to some degree. They consider that white people may face challenges, but not because of their skin color, whereas people[…] Keep reading →

I think I usually write about important topics, but I like to share silly things my mind ponders. I think it builds self-awareness. I don’t know how the following situation will seem to a reader, but I hope it reads as it feels to me playing with ideas: being curious. I brush my teeth after dinner, before going to bed. Sometimes after dinner I also need to poop. I figure[…] Keep reading →

Gail shares her investigations into meat industry practices, exploring how exorbitant slaughterhouse production line speeds in a consolidated slaughter industry affect animals as they are being handled and killed, and how the proliferation of massive factory farms impacts animals being raised in intensive confinement. She spent decades in the field documenting violations against farm animals and in the office preparing cases and writing about her investigations in articles and books.[…] Keep reading →

We’ve all heard how since the left and right get their news from different sources and those sources present different facts, it’s as if two parts of the nation live in different realities. If so, how can they agree on points based on different facts? A related issue I don’t think I’ve seen treated stems from each group evaluating themselves and the others based on different criteria. The left judges[…] Keep reading →

This week I finished: Many Cine-Files podcast episodes, hosted by Steve Morris and John Rocha: I’ve been appreciating movies more lately. After each movie I like, I follow up with reviews. Following up Remains of the Day, I found this podcast of two guys in the movie industry talking about it with more depth and thoughtfulness than most reviews. It turns out they did a four-part survey of Scarface too,[…] Keep reading →

The Jackie Robinson Museum offered free admission this weekend. I didn’t know about it and don’t remember how I learned of the offer, but it turns out it’s a 20-minute walk from my front door so I took them up on the offer. I recommend the museum to anyone. I presume most Americans know Jackie Robinson as the guy who “broke the color barrier” in baseball. Scroll to the bottom[…] Keep reading →

Doug and Sarah’s podcast The War on Cars is a podcast that delivers news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo a century’s worth of damage wrought by the automobile, approaching the topic from all angles, from politics to pop culture. They release two regular episodes and one Patreon bonus episode per month. Doug and Sarah’s Book Cars ruin everything. That’s why we need Life[…] Keep reading →