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Is Adulthood Dying?

Back in the 1990’s in the fashionable West Village neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, some clever entrepreneurs opened up a small bakery on Bleeker Street. No, …

Don’t Be A Dictator

Joseph II was Emperor of the Austrian Empire back in the time of Mozart (His character had a big role in the 1984 film, Amadeus). …

How to Be More Interesting

Back in the early 2000s, the great brand and marketing thinker, Russell Davies, famously said that “It’s a brand’s job to be interesting.” It’s a …

When Eating Your Words Pays Off

This week, after years of making disparaging remarks about third-party food delivery services like Uber Eats and Grubhub, Domino’s Pizza had a change of heart. …

The Evil in Pity

Tony Soprano, TV’s most famous antihero, is quite a paradox. On one hand, he’s a complete monster who does terrible things. On the other, he’s …

Why the ✌️wasn’t invented by the hippies

Remember the Peace Sign? Back in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, the hippies would hold two fingers up in a “V” to communicate “Peace!” …

We’re Calling BS

Evolutionary social scientist (and also one of the co-founders of Cards Against Humanity of all things), David Pinsof, has one of the most amusing blogs out there, …

Nations Are Stories

On the 4th of July in the United States, we are awash with red, white and blue pieces of cloth everywhere. It happens every year, …

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

According to Ray Dalio, mankind’s highest purpose is to evolve. Why? Because evolution is the fundamental nature of the universe. Not just with living things, …

Have You Heard?

Ever have one of those days when you’re just tired of gossip? Gossip among your friends. Neighborhood gossip. Office gossip. Online gossip. Political gossip. Celebrity …