I’ve had three dreamy and melancholic albums on repeat for months: Recovering the Satellites by the Counting Crows, Swamp Ophelia by the Indigo Girls, and Folklore by Taylor Swift. This is wistful, pensive music, perfect for staring out windows as the rain slowly slides down the pane or for crying as you handwrite a letter […]
There is no reason and no way that a human mind can keep up with an artificial intelligence machine by 2035. ~ Gray Scott, Futurist and Techno-Philosopher I was attempting to buy concert tickets on Ticketmaster recently, a moment that always enrages and frustrates me. How in the hell do my $98 seats suddenly […]
We exist in a world brimming with choices. Some are fairly insignificant, like… What should I wear? Or, When should I leave the house? Others are more impactful, like… Should I quit my job? Or, Which college should I attend? But all come at the mental cost of decision fatigue. Decision fatigue is real, often […]
In my yoga studio, there is a small gap between two boards on the floor. The flooring is beautiful, a rich golden pine that reflects the abundant natural light to make the whole room glow at various times of day. But, over time, the ends of two boards have widened slightly, leaving a tiny space […]
Last week, I went on what one reader called a “left-wing, liberal diatribe.” He (because of course it was a privileged white man) also said he would “exist solely on my snowflake tears until he hit his goal weight” which, admittedly, is an awesome burn that made me laugh out loud. But it did not […]
None of this is normal. None of this is okay. It’s not okay for American citizens to be disappeared and sent to an overseas Gulag. It’s not okay to make it harder for thousands of women to vote (via the SAVE Act). It’s not okay for an unelected billionaire to act in an elected capacity […]
