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The 'Useless' Things Make Us More Fully Human
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- May 19, 2025
If the twenty-first century could be summarized with a few key words, “equality” and “social justice” would likely reign supreme. And why not? Who doesn’t like the idea of being treated fairly and with dignity? But while our talk and promotion of equality, justice, and other buzzwords sounds wonderful, are we really any better at
READ MOREIs the Mark Knight cartoon of Serena Williams racist? It depends on where you sit. Let me start with three opinions: I have long thought Mark Knight the best and most intelligent tabloid cartoonist in Australia. I find it inconceivable that he deliberately sat down to draw a racist cartoon and accept his explanation of
READ MOREWhat makes for a good book? There are many possible answers: beautiful prose, interesting characters, a well-crafted plot, and so on, all of which contribute to literature’s power to make us feel or experience things in new and different ways. For some, though, a good book is one that aligns perfectly with the reader’s political
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READ MOREAfter a decades-long career in film, theater, and education, actor Geoffrey Owens decided to take a part-time job as a cashier at Trader Joe’s. When customers and news outlets began posting photos of the actor bagging groceries, the resulting comments included a mix of mockery and what Owens describes as “job-shaming.” Fortunately, according to Owens, “the
READ MOREIt’s hard to deny that cases of ADHD have exploded in recent years. This is particularly true for boys, whose ADHD diagnoses, as the chart below shows, increased from 11 percent to 15.1 percent between 2003 and 2015. It’s easy to look at this increase and blame any number of things. Smartphones. Video games. Lack
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