TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life

When I saw this headline -- "The pursuit of pleasure is a modern-day addiction -- I thought the piece might be some kind of joke or par...

I love to drink. I drink more is recommended by the medico-establishment powers that be, but I think in 2015 that's not the shocking thi...

I feel like there's an idea out there that we should think of ourselves as citizens of the world and that somehow the internet, by co...

Gene Wilder, Young Frankenstein By now I'm sure you've heard about those recent studies that found many people would rather giv...

 A few days ago I sent myself an email that said "Is thinking about things ruining my life?" You know what they say: "Th...

From Mother Jones Once upon a time there were some philosophers who came up with the radical idea that what mattered in life was bringi...

L. A. Lakers fans, after a big win . Where we are going with this post:  an explanation of why people riot when their team wins. Where...

The full title of this work is Workin' It: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style .  I bought it after hearing Ru...

Just one of the millions of cool pictures of pills you find when you google images of pills .  I got the image here but I don't know ...

Everyone is always talking about how modern life is such a drag, so busy, so stressful, no time to stop and smell the roses but no way to s...

You know what I'm sick of? I'm sick of listening to people complain. Since I'm visiting Paris just now, I'm particularly si...

This week I got mad about some stuff. You'd think being mad would be the perfect state of mind for blogging -- and I think, for some pe...