No Rush to Watch

It’s great that media content can be consumed in a variety of ways which enable us to choose the time…

Paleo Sleep

At Day’s Close is an excellent book on the history of sleep. It details the evolution of sleep and the impact that…

Stalin on Literature

Yep, that title is an eye-catcher but I am drawing on a quote from him that the greatest value of…

Friedman’s China

I’m happy that Thomas Friedman has recognized his adoration of China and qualified it with the appropriate allusions to their…

Friedman's China

I’m happy that Thomas Friedman has recognized his adoration of China and qualified it with the appropriate allusions to their…

Get Over it, Guys

Hanna Rosin’s The End of Men is a fascinating essay on the changing nature of men in American society. It…

Kids, Run For Your Life!

Anecdotally we’ve always known that exercises makes us feel better and think more clearly. Now recent studies show that exercise has…

A Fee to Avoid A Fee?

Airline travel used to be fun and I used to look forward to the trip more than the destination. But…