A Good Kind of Weird
Have you ever looked at someone you’ve known for years and found his face unfamiliar? You still know who he is, but for a few...
Star Trek, the Hobbit, and the Meaning of Christmas
One of my favorite characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation is Q, a being rather like Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman, who can alter reality...
Pity Parties and Paradox
“Pity makes suffering contagious” – that was Nietzsche’s take on it. Nietzsche, perhaps above all else, hated what he termed the ‘will to nothingness;’ he...