Our society is addicted to technology, and we tend to feed that addiction with petty information. Unlimited knowledge is constantly at our fingertips as is the opportunity to use that knowledge to change things in our world. Yet, all too often I find myself wallowing in the useless chatter of celebrity gossip, the latest Apple product or YouTube videos of laughing babies … [Read more...] about Malibu saves the waves for our future
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Acknowledge our planetary predicament
There is so much noise — homework overload, social media and personal issues begging for our attention — that we never stop to smell the roses. But, why should you smell the roses? Because then you would’ve noticed that it was dry, or plump and expensive. Both tell-tale signs of the state-wide dilemma that’s been building for three years according to the … [Read more...] about Acknowledge our planetary predicament
Internet giants threaten access
Art by Brooke MuschottSomewhere between completing the latest Buzzfeed quiz and watching a 13th lip-dubbed NFL clip, you may have missed out on the net neutrality issue. I almost missed it too; I was so distracted with llamafont.com. If you are just as perplexed by the phrase “llamafont.com” as you are about “net neutrality,” then you should check the … [Read more...] about Internet giants threaten access
Now I know what freedom feels like
Art by Sacha Irick After two days of violent demonstrations in Venezuela, I am proud to say I have lived in freedom. The night was colder than usual. Groups of people rushed into the parking lot as the time approached for the election results to be announced. Some college students walked around wearing red shirts printed with the image of a yellow hammer and sickle. I … [Read more...] about Now I know what freedom feels like
Ian Fleming: The Real James Bond
Photo Courtesy of Liam Daniel for Sky Atlantic, BBC America Writer Ian Fleming once said, "everything I write has a precedent in truth." This intriguing insight by the late author sets the stage for the four part television miniseries "Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond." Fleming is widely known as the creator of James Bond, literature's most endearing secret agent. It is … [Read more...] about Ian Fleming: The Real James Bond