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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Are humans too arrogant, too ignorant … too myopic to regard the big picture, to see the forest for the trees? In the past couple of weeks, a series of wasted opportunities suggest yes; and expose a hazardous future outlook…
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The infinitely bewildering question — How far does outer space go? — got a brief mention in the newest book by popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Yet, despite the encouraging title, To Infinity and Beyond, the explanation presented by coauthors…
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Say songwriters are not poets and you'll get little pushback. Of course Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Lennon/McCartney and a few others have earned critical acclaim for "creating poetry." But, while great lyrics help make overall great music,…
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The intent of this essay is sad and outrageous. It is about mass murders in the United States and how they produce three different types of outrage or indignation. Undeniably the loss suffered by family and friends of the victims…
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