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2020 Q&A: How Do We Solve Our Problems?

2020 Q&A: How Do We Solve Our Problems?

As we closed in on the end of 2020, I wanted to find out from some of the people whose thoughts and perspectives I respect and admire what they had to say about this crazy year and how it affected their lives and their views on the world.

2020 Q&A: What Have You Been Thinking About?

2020 Q&A: What Have You Been Thinking About?

As we closed in on the end of 2020, I wanted to find out from some of the people whose thoughts and perspectives I respect and admire what they had to say about this crazy year and how it affected their lives and their views on the world.

2020 Q&A: Have Your Views Changed In Any Significant Ways?

2020 Q&A: Have Your Views Changed In Any Significant Ways?

As we closed in on the end of 2020, I wanted to find out from some of the people whose thoughts and perspectives I respect and admire what they had to say about this crazy year and how it affected their lives and their views on the world.

2020 Q&A: How Much Has Covid-19 Changed Your Life?

2020 Q&A: How Much Has Covid-19 Changed Your Life?

As we closed in on the end of 2020, I wanted to find out from some of the people whose thoughts and perspectives I respect and admire what they had to say about this crazy year and how it affected their lives and their views on the world.

Floods of Molasses and Racism In 1919 Boston

Floods of Molasses and Racism In 1919 Boston

On January 15, 1919, a tanker holding 2.5 millions gallons of molasses exploded and caused a wave of molasses 10 feet tall moving at nearly 30 miles an hour, which left a trail of destruction and death in the mostly Italian neighborhood of Boston’s North End.

Dusty Smith, 7 Years In Morocco With Wife And Kids

Dusty Smith, 7 Years In Morocco With Wife And Kids

Episode 7— I got to know Dusty at a school we both

My Own Personal Space: Privacy, The Creative Process, And Resisting Peer Pressure

My Own Personal Space: Privacy, The Creative Process, And Resisting Peer Pressure

The term ‘Proxemics’ was first introduced by Edward T. Hall in his

Pilgrimage: A Better Way To Travel?

Spective Musings

Pilgrimage: A Better Way To Travel?

Three years ago I borrowed a book called The Art of Pilgrimage by Phil Cosineau from the library of a ship called the M/V Pacific Link, which at that time was floating around Fiji doing good deeds in some of the smaller islands.

A Girl Can Dream, Can’t She?

A Girl Can Dream, Can’t She?

Who am I to talk about sex and romance? I’ve never

Shades Of Red: Prostitution, Pornography, Addiction, And The Beauty Beyond

Shades Of Red: Prostitution, Pornography, Addiction, And The Beauty Beyond

The sky was spitting in the freshness of the evening. A slight

The Art Of Hip Hop

The Art Of Hip Hop

Contributed by Jake Ostreicher ‘Rap is something you do, hip hop is

How A Nomad Finds Home

Spective Musings

How A Nomad Finds Home

We all know home is where the heart is, but what if your heart's not where you are? The idea of home is a tricky thing. I never even thought about it until I moved out for the first time.