One Nation, Under Mind ControlAs we head to the polls tonight for what will be the most contentious and delirious election of my lifetime, I’m strangely distanced from…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
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What Aldous Huxley Taught UsFifty-five years ago, on this day in 1963, Aldous Huxley passed through a psychedelic portal to the other side…Nov 22, 20187Nov 22, 20187
Meeting Anthony BourdainIt may seem strange to start a story about my encounter with Anthony Bourdain with an anecdote about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but if it weren’t…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
We’re All in a Tabloid NowHow The Real World, OJ Simpson and Kim Kardashian paved the way to our tabloidized lives on social.Sep 3, 2018Sep 3, 2018
Engines of PolarizationA small change to an algorithm is at the heart of fake news, tribalism and extreme behavior on social media.Aug 23, 20181Aug 23, 20181