By Stuart Greenbaum No longer in good conscience can I display the American flag outside my home. I am ashamed of what this country has become. America and the Stars & Stripes have been disgraced here and abroad by President…
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Artificial intelligence is being called this century’s most profound scientific breakthrough. It too is the zeitgeist’s new “new” and “improved” and “breaking news.” But is the potential deserved? Or is “AI” merely cliché marketing spin? Label anything AI powered and…
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Undocumented immigrants. Mass deportations. Raids. Family separations. Living in constant fear. Students being removed from classrooms. Tragic. … The Golden Rule. The Statue of Liberty. Geography. Rights. Privilege. Possibilities. “America First?” … Sympathy. A particularly upsetting, reoccurring rememory from first…
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What could presumably distinguish another year-end list of best new music? For starters, how about showing appreciation and affirmation for the rigors of quality musicianship, authenticity, originality and songwriting. While the most talented independent and alternative artists recognized here may…
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Thanksgiving is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. It gets no respect, no respect. That the annual celebration is relegated to a turkey dinner says a lot about our culture. We’ve become more interested in bunnies, tricks and treats, and crass commercialism…
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Truth is stranger than fiction. The premise of “Big Air,” author Stuart Greenbaum’s newest venture into futuristic fiction, is becoming strangely realistic. Before potential readers have an opportunity to laugh or be dismayed by the prospect of breathing fresh air…
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NEWS RELEASE — Big Air & Eight Smaller Fictions, the new book from Stuart Greenbaum, forecasts a future we should definitely talk about — literally, though not excessively. As the story goes, out-of-control blathering is rapidly depleting the planet’s breathable…
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Pro athletes are seemingly clueless about the impact of artificial intelligence and the threat it poses to the future of their professional opportunities. If this sounds overly dramatic, contrast their indifference to the progressive action taken by actors and writers.…
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When a highly respected writer eloquently and convincingly explains an opinion you've been offering for years, it is both empowering and humbling. In his recent New York Times guest essay "The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn't on…
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Trust is on the ballot this November. And too many well-intentioned voters seeking objective advice have become disillusioned about the efficacy of research scientists, academics, historians, policymakers and other conventionally trustworthy intellectual experts. The root of the distrust, no surprise,…
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