Why Halloween Captivates Us If your favorite holiday is Halloween — I like you. Because you live between worlds. Half in daylight, half in shadow. Still curious about what’s on the other side. Halloween was the first American holiday I ever loved. The Fourth of July smelled like burnt meat and panic. Thanksgiving was about food I couldn’t identify and sports I couldn’t care less about. But Halloween was honest. Death is universal — and Halloween is the only holiday brave en

Imagine I tell you that there’s a tiny teapot floating somewhere between Earth and Mars. ☕🪐 You can’t see it through a telescope, but I...

Early users of tobacco in Russia had their noses cut off. Repeat offenders - their heads! In Rome, Pope Innocent XII excommunicated...

They keep scaring us. Every headline, every podcast, every corner of the internet. “AI will take your job.” “AI will end democracy.” “AI...

A Moment of Historical Wonder That moment when history suddenly winks at you. I had one in Paris last week. I found myself in the Cluny...

Chapter 1: I Wanted This Book to Be Good I really did. The title sounded promising — "Microdosing with Amanita Muscaria" . Finally, I...

A Career Coach’s Take on David Mitchell’s Masterpiece This wasn’t my dream. But it lives inside me. Who is Orito — and why do I still see...

🍷 Chapter 1: A Sip of Summer Dandelion Wine is not just a novel; it is a time capsule. It captures golden afternoons, the sounds of...

Somewhere around the 6th century BCE, something strange happened. Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and the Torah all emerged -...

Review of “Triumph of Christianity” by Bart Ehrman This is the fourth Bart Ehrma n book I’ve written about. And inevitably, someone will...

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle as a Cautionary Tale for Smart People Who Can’t Choose a Life When was the last time you learned from...

Brand Strategy is the New Theology: A B2B Perspective by Someone Who’s Definitely Not a Heretic (but probably is) I never cared much...

Let’s talk about paying attention. Not giving it, no. Paying it—because that’s what it is. A currency. And if you’re not careful, you’ll...

*(A review of Massimo Pigliucci’s Think Like a Stoic) Congratulations, You’re Going to Die!  Now What? If that sentence made you panic,...

Amazon calls this book “the real deal.” I call it a Buddhist-flavored sleep aid with occasional moments of clarity. Alan Wallace’s...

Parenting is supposed to be about raising good, intelligent, well-adjusted human beings. This book actually helps to do that.  Not by...

Eat and Grow Thin: The Mandah Menus by Vance Thompson (1914) Writers don’t usually advertise their weight struggles, but many have waged...

The Greatest Controversies of Early Christian History Written and read by Bart D. Ehrman Listening to Bart Ehrman deliver these...

When did Jesus become God by Bart Ehrman, Michael Bird, and Robert Stewart. A christological debate (Audible) A title that boldly...

review of Louise Hay "Heal your body" If you’ve ever wanted to blame your migraines on unresolved guilt about eating your sister’s...