years ago there was an explosive development in the human brain where, among other things, we gained the ability to exam ine our own thoughts, feeli ngs and behaviours, as well as to see thi ngs from another's point of view. Not only did this transformation create ...
Flabbergasted I stammered a ‘yes, how did you know?’ She said someone called her and had my wallet in their possession, and asked me to contact him. I explained I was about to run into an important meeting and couldn’t do it, but could she arrange somehow (in fact, I had to wa...
And mobile phones This is workers, or drones This is an unanswered question All the things left unsaid This is the song that you can’t stand Getting stuck in your head June 2006 Derek Wilson Posted in Poetry, Writing Tags: Insomnia, Music Conversation With A Stranger •April 5, 2009 ...
Those trapped in their self-induced stupor of normalcy bias, with an ample helping of cognitive dissonance, do not or will not see the coming storm as it wipes out all vestiges of their modern techno-consumption society. Supply chains are imploding as we speak., creating shortages, soaring pr...
and excited their passions too much. In the 1950s, rock ‘n’ roll was “the devil’s music,” feared for inspiring lust and youthful rebellion, and encouraging racial mixing. Dime novels, comic books and camera phones have all been objects of frenzied worry about “the kids these...
Plus, in the age of smartphones, it really doesn’t do native English speakers any harm to have to look up the meanings of foreign words occasionally (I do this a lot). The other side of the coin (a phrase I’m used to seeing in print) is that with foreign phrases is it’s ...
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