By Stuart Greenbaum Woefully antiquated and ambiguously drafted, both the Bible and U.S. Constitution would benefit greatly from some editorial revisions. Since this'll never happen, the next best, maybe even better thing is to improve upon the transcendent rule, the…
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By Stuart Greenbaum Ranked up there with "amazing" and "extraordinary" and "everyone," the adjective "magical" is among the most misused and overused of hyperbolic descriptors. Very rarely is something as suggested not only baffling in the entertaining sense, but profoundly…
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Spend enough time with someone with a broken brain and you might actually learn something. Think of it as addition by subtraction. For example, I’ve learned to appreciate that for individuals living with dementia and severe memory loss the mantra…
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Once upon a time, good communication mattered. Proper use of language was core schooling. A skill we aspired to command. Socially and professionally, strong vocabulary impressed. Eloquence was a virtue. Oratory, a thing of beauty. Until, that is, Donald Trump…
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Humankind should be more in awe of the universe thanks to the new deep-field images provided by the James Webb Space Telescope. Not because the images allow us to travel back in time 13 billion years. Not even because these…
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Two of entertainment’s most accomplished and vocal proponents of active aging, both of whom celebrated birthdays this July, remind the industry and public of the value of experience, perspective and longevity. “How can a product be ‘anti-aging’?” Helen Mirren questions.…
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A Short One-Act Play By Stuart Greenbaum SCENE ONE It’s wintertime 1950 in New York City’s Lower East Side. Seated opposite one another at a table inside popular KATZ’S DELICATESSEN, history’s two most influential “propagandists” are engaged in an animated…
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MAKE BELIEVE NEWS SACRAMENTO -- Proponents of a controversial new driver safety law enacted today proclaim it will restore civility to California’s roadways by shaming motorists who behave poorly. The radical approach, referred to as road darting, empowers licensed drivers…
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MAKE BELIEVE NEWS WORLDWIDE -- Caput! The universe’s Higher Power today ordered the cancellation of the human species in what is being deemed an unprecedented act of ultimate authority … and pity. The total recall is due to “irreparable damage…
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A short story by Stuart Greenbaum No one can know absolutely how they will think or act as they age into their future. Of course our younger selves are arrogant enough to think we do. But really no matter our…
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