I know studios need to make their tentpoles that sustain them, and they take incredibly safe bets making relatively benign or saccarin films that get the ticket sales, but don’t move film or cinema forward (more…)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is out of date, completely wrong, & wildly ignorant of the privilege it espouses. Time to update it?
I’ve been looking for academic discourse regarding Maslow, and it doesn’t seem that there is a wide array of conversation in regards to the idea of Maslow’s Hierarchy born of white privilege? I am a tall (more…)
Reframe your ideas of meaning & purpose. =)
Meaning and purpose isn’t quantifiable like mass or gravity. It can’t be measured…. it’s completely human defined, and as subjective as that makes it, it’s totally individual. I think I stopped (more…)
It’s not about the right or left. It’s about extremism, and boy, you can’t get anyone talking about that.
It seems unbelievable to me that every time a SJW video goes viral, you have people on the right saying “SEE? The far left are the intolerant, want you to believe like they do; they are fascists”. Then (more…)
A plea for our National Parks, President Trump.
I am inconsolable and can’t work. I am not afraid to admit I am crying as if I have lost my dearest friend. ****I am unabashedly asking all of you to share this.**** The Republicans are going to rip apart (more…)
Why Mars?
Carl Sagan said it best: https://vimeo.com/108650530 tl;dr – we’re finite, the earth is finite, and we’ve evolved to survive at all costs. It may look like an odd step, going to another planet in our (more…)
Will in utero targeted genome editing, like Crispr, wipe out genetic “issues” like alcoholism, or propensity for violence?
I am speaking about the ethics involved, not just the science, ie where is the fine line of gene editing in utero? Everyone gets hyperbolic about Crispr allowing people to tailor children to their exact (more…)
A September 11th hotel story. Life Story. Thoughtful memories.. I will update!
I was at a 1000 room hotel in LA. Sept 11 AM had a literal 1000 check outs, and 1000 check ins that day. We had people sleeping in lobby, our bar, all restaurants. I sent people home, assuming further (more…)
When being right just makes you stuck. Don’t be stuck… a metaphor for being stuck in a car.
This was in lieu of this Jalopnik question: http://jalopnik.com/whats-the-worst-youve-ever-gotten-your-car-stuck-1780799839 That being said, I am sleepy, and have a right to change the story: In (more…)
Some thoughts on health and fitness, ie so you want to be and eat healthier?
Fast weight loss does not stay off, because science: http://fortune.com/2016/05/02/biggest-loser-weight-study/ I turn 40 this year. I am 6’6″. I weighed 270 in 2002. I weigh about 225lbs 15 years later, (more…)