We are born, our parents raise us, we get a job, buy a house, our children are born, we raise them, they get jobs etc etc. And we all die. Why are we here? There are so many angles to… Read More ›
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There are two types of people
There are two types of people (aren’t there always). Those who can focus and stay focused until something external interrupts them. And those who constantly wonder if something new has arrived that they should look at and therefore interrupt themselves…. Read More ›
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
Even when a seismic event—a war, a technological leap, a free concert in the mud—plays an outsize role in shaping a group of young people, no single factor ever defines a generation. Parenting styles continue to change, as do school… Read More ›
Why are we here?
Now that is a question and one that the more you think about the more depressed you get. We are born, our parents raise us, we get a job, buy a house, our children are born, we raise them, they… Read More ›
This Is How Sexism Works in Silicon Valley
Once we were airborne, the CEO, who’d brought along a few bottles of wine, started bragging about meeting Jenna Jameson, talking about her career as the world’s greatest porn star and how he had taken a photo with her at… Read More ›
How your digital self could ‘live’ on after you die
The death and funerals industry is due for a shake-up, a growing number of tech start-ups believe. After you die, how do you fancy springing back to life in the form of a digital avatar? Your digital ghost could jump… Read More ›
An Alternate Future for the Mall
Reforma 222 is one of dozens of urban malls in the largest city in North America. It is a stop on the Turibus circuit, and a popular weekend family destination. Malls may be dying north of the border, but in… Read More ›
Total Eclipse
A slope’s worth of snow blocked the road; traffic backed up. Had the avalanche buried any cars that morning? We could not learn. This highway was the only winter road over the mountains. We waited as highway crews bulldozed a… Read More ›
The 1939 Pro-Nazi Rally
In 1933, deputy fuhrer Rudolf Hess ordered Heinz Spanknobel, a German immigrant, to form Friends of New Germany, a group based in NYC, with the goal of spreading National Socialism throughout the United States. Though Spanknobel was eventually forced to… Read More ›
Apple News
For a long time now I have been installing and trying out various news apps which has obviously meant that I tend to jump between them to read the latest on specific topics and what is happening in the world…. Read More ›