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  • This Week in Links: September 8th – 14th

    A little bit about Syria, a lot about my breakneck quest to find myself a paid research position. Guess what’s what! http://www.copyblogger.com/ogilvy-secret-weapon/ An article introducing a video featuring advertising godfather David Ogilvy, talking about his “secret weapon” of advertising. Amounting… Continue reading

    This Week in Links: September 8th – 14th

  • This Week in Links: September 1st – 7th

    Hey everyone! The first installation of “This Week in Links,” coming right up: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/06/25/george-orwell-why-i-write/ A light article summarizing some of George Orwell’s motivations as a writer. Comfort food for aspiring liberal intellectuals. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/11/06/the-nature-of-fun-david-foster-wallace/ Similar to the above, with David Foster… Continue reading

    This Week in Links: September 1st – 7th

  • A Veteran Israeli Soldier’s Take on Syria, as Told Over Cigarettes

    On Thursday night my family had dinner at my Israeli cousin’s house. She’s a young mother, with three adorable children (aged 2 months to about 5 years) and a fascinating, iconoclastic husband. This man is full of opinions, and when he, my… Continue reading

    A Veteran Israeli Soldier’s Take on Syria, as Told Over Cigarettes

  • Art by Majority, III

    This is a post I drafted back in May 2012, but forgot to actually publish. It’s the third installment of a three-part series (part 1, part 2) on the political dynamics of art in housing co-operatives. I can’t seem to… Continue reading

    Art by Majority, III

  • New Weekly Feature: “This Week in Links”

    The thing about blogging is that you need to be putting out content, regularly. The thing about putting out content is that you need to find something within yourself or within your experiences or within your perceptions that you find… Continue reading

    New Weekly Feature: “This Week in Links”

  • Final Travel Article is up on HuffPo

    I wrote a big sort of “lessons-learned” blog post for the Huffington Post’s travel blog (where I’ve been an erratic fixture this past half-year) summarizing some of the lessons I’ve learned over this past year of traveling. I’m quite pleased… Continue reading

    Final Travel Article is up on HuffPo

  • The Temple of Apple?

    I came home yesterday from a year abroad, and I’ve been spending the day getting re-adjusted to my hometown, Santa Monica. This morning I paid a visit to the Third Street Promenade, the main shopping pavilion in the city. Walking… Continue reading

    The Temple of Apple?

  • Unlocking the Magic of Studio Ghibli

    I went to Tokyo’s heart-warming Studio Ghibli museum today, and I had an “insight” into the “nature” of “excellence” (quotes = ego self-check) that I wanted to share. The museum is a Disney-esque collection of exhibits set in an appropriately… Continue reading

    Unlocking the Magic of Studio Ghibli

  • First Impressions of “Sex, Ecology, Spirituality”

    I’m about a third of the way of Ken Wilber’s Sex, Ecology, Spirituality, and I wanted to take some time to note my impressions before going further. It’s a remarkable book and he presents a remarkable view of the world:… Continue reading

    First Impressions of “Sex, Ecology, Spirituality”

  • Sharing: “An Education for Empire”

    An Education for Empire: The Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Ford Foundations in the Construction of Knowledge I just finished this excerpt from the Canadian “independent researcher” Andrew Gavin Marshall concerning the role of three major American foundations in shaping the social… Continue reading

    Sharing: “An Education for Empire”