The Power of One More- The promises and failures of the self-help industry
The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success byEd Mylett 2022 Once upon a time, when America was a much more open...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
Hadestown Etc- Musical Theater Notes From 2022
"See, Orpheus was a poor boy But he had a gift to give: He could make you see how the world could be, In spite of the way that it is." ...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 15, 2022
- 5 min
Cheaters sometimes prosper- how the chess scandal points to bigger problems
"The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle....
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Dan Connors
- Oct 10, 2022
- 6 min
If tech billionaires are building bunkers and fortresses, where does that leave the rest of us?
Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires Douglas Rushkoff 2022 What would you think if a group of rich...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 7, 2022
- 4 min
The Rapture- Evangelical escape hatch from climate change?
"The future depends on what you do today." Mahatma Gandhi Wouldn't it be great if there were no consequences in the end for our actions?...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 5, 2022
- 4 min
QR CODES- Tiny squares and dots that want to take over the world.
When you look at a QR code, it looks like a random assortments of black and white squares and dots. Devoid of meaning. But when a...
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Dan Connors
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
The flow state- finding joy by losing your ego
"Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 30, 2022
- 6 min
Healing our broken mental health system, written by the guy at the center of it all.
Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health Thomas Insel 2022 We all know that America's healthcare system is an expensive...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 28, 2022
- 5 min
Why They Did It or What's the price for a soul these days in American politics?
Why We Did It: A Travelogue from the Republican Road to Hell Tim Miller 2022 In 2012 Barack Obama was re-elected to the presidency over a...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 26, 2022
- 5 min
Git er done- or how not to waste your life
Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation Ayelet Fishbach 2022 “You can only become truly accomplished at...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 22, 2022
- 4 min
Black women are having a moment. And it's about damn time.
For a good part of my early life, black women were invisible to me. Occasionally I would see famous singers like Diana Ross, Whitney...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 21, 2022
- 8 min
Five US monuments to stir your soul and the stories behind them.
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of different monuments in the world. Some commemorate famous people, famous events, or tragic wars....
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Dan Connors
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
Changing minds in an age of certainty and distrust. New techniques that can open hearts and brains.
How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion David McRaney 2012 “I feel I change my mind all the time....
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Dan Connors
- Sep 16, 2022
- 4 min
Reunions- get ready to cry happy tears!
Reunions of loved ones brings out the best in people. When we separate from each other, sometimes we regret nothing, but often we miss...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Comics page catastrophe?
As a long time newspaper subscriber, I've watched with concern as my local paper has shrunk year after year and fired or not replaced...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 14, 2022
- 4 min
Jason Kander's incredible ride
Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD Jason Kander 2022 Imagine a life going from facing potential death in...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 13, 2022
- 5 min
Steven Colbert behind the scenes
I recently crossed another item off my bucket list by attending a live taping of a national network television show, and it did not...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Reflections on 9/11 from the museum
Those of us who lived through 9/11 will never forget it. The news of four separate airplanes being hijacked and flown purposely into our...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 10, 2022
- 6 min
Harry Potter cancelled? The play that survived its creator's banishment
I recently went to New York City and saw the new play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, along with the large Harry Potter shop on 23rd...
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Dan Connors
- Sep 4, 2022
- 4 min
SCTV- Laughs from up north, eh?
Sketch comedy has a long and storied history in American television, from the days of Your Show of Shows to Jackie Gleason to Carol...
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