Our times are called many things: the digital area, late-stage capitalism, post-industrial, information age, and many others. I suggest another one: The Age of Confusion….
Honorific: a title or word implying or expressing high status, politeness, or respect. Common honorifics in modern English are: Mr. Ms. (which has largely replaced…
The Museum of Other People, by Adam Kuper, explores many issues, debates, and controversies surrounding modern museums. These issues aren’t exactly new but are more…
I read Brave New World a couple of times, many years ago, but thought it was worth returning to it. I listened to the…
I was not familiar with Kat Timpf before listening to her audiobook, You Can’t Joke About That. This isn’t really significant or surprising, as she’s…
The United States has been a car-dominated culture since the 1950s. However, when you are from a dense city such as New York, you don’t…
Now and Then, a “new” Beatles song, was uploaded to YouTube on November 3 (or thereabouts) and 5 days later has 23 million views. Apparently…
Jane Jacobs is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a book that was written over 60 years ago. What we…
Beef, the 10-part Netflix dark comedy series about the consequences of a road rage incident, is worth watching for a number of reasons. It’s one…