Essay
The Importance of Being Vulnerable
When you ask someone what it means to be vulnerable they oftentimes start talking about it as a synonym for weakness.
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Film
Extinction (2018): A little diamond in the rough
The critics did not enjoy this film. After finishing Extinction, I went ahead and looked it up — as I do with all films I enjoy — and…
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Essay
The Rose Within: A Personal Reflection on "The Little Prince"
"Trying to be witty leads to lying, more or less." - Antoine De Saint-Exupery Love, and compassion - which is really just a particularly important form of love - are concepts within The Little Prince - and we adults would do well to pay attention.
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Essay
Fickleness, yet Passion
There is a line of thinking that suggests that attachment and passion are anathema — a bane — to a healthy and productive life. If we give…
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Books
Age of War: Review
There is only one terrible problem with Michael Sullivan’s books — once you finish one you go into a state of withdrawal to which there is…
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Essay
Simply Complex: This World is It.
A simple system is one where the parts are fully predictable: the lock on your front door, for instance, is a simple system. You insert…
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Film
Almost There: Documentary as Life
Almost There brought up some interesting themes through its narrative that were complimented nicely by its relaxed artistic style, which…
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Zen
Homeostasis: A Musing
“[Homeostasis is] the fundamental property of life that governs everything that living cells do, whether they’re living cells alone, or…
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Essay
One World, One People: Ruminating on Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (born 1934) is an intellectual writer, philosopher, conservationist, activist, Christian, and small-farm advocate. A devout…
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Film
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Pampering the Inner Child
If you’ve read my review of the previous Ant-Man film you’ll already know that I was not much of a fan. Sophomoric, poorly-written, and…
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Film
Ant-Man, A Dissection
The new Ant-Man film is out and I plan to write up a review on that soon. Before I write anything about the latest Marvel adventure…
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