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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...
Dan Connors
Oct 10, 20226 min read


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?...
Dan Connors
Oct 7, 20224 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Oct 5, 20224 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Oct 3, 20224 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 30, 20226 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 28, 20225 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 26, 20225 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 22, 20224 min read


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....
Dan Connors
Sep 21, 20228 min read


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....
Dan Connors
Sep 19, 20226 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 16, 20224 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 16, 20223 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 14, 20224 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 13, 20225 min read


Reflections on 9/11 from the museum
“Remember the hours after September 11 when we came together as one! It was the worst day we have ever seen, but it brought out the best...
Dan Connors
Sep 11, 20225 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 10, 20226 min read


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...
Dan Connors
Sep 4, 20224 min read


Skunked- A Tale of Toys and Treachery
“I know that I know nothing” Socrates Reality is under assault. How can we be sure of anything anymore in an age of disinformation,...
Dan Connors
Aug 30, 20222 min read


Choose or Die- why our choices make us more alive
"Life is about choices, and every choice you make, makes you" John Maxwell “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far...
Dan Connors
Aug 24, 20226 min read


Scrubs- can hospitals be funny?
At the turn of the century, reality shows were the next big thing, and the biggest reality show of all was Survivor- a million dollar...
Dan Connors
Aug 21, 20226 min read
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