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In Snow White, the Brothers Grimm fairytale, the evil step-mother Queen daily turns to a mirror and asks, “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest in all the land?” And daily, until Snow White reaches adulthood, the mirror replies, “You oh Queen, are the fairest of them all.” It seems interesting to me [...]
For the last week or so, I have been intrigued by Michel Foucault’s concept; “Care of the Self.” I am still exploring it in his writings. What intrigues me most is the phrase itself, set in the context of the care of oneself being the center of one’s ethical universe. It is easy to take [...]
Although most of the bleary-eyed humans that gather at the dog-park in the early morning perceive only a maelstrom of fur running to-and-fro, a blur of legs and tails that stops now and again for the occasional crotch-sniff, shit, and a usually frustrated attempt at sexual intercourse, on some mornings the curious occurs almost unnoticed [...]
I find myself feeling awkward, which is a good thing, because it means something new is happening. About two weeks ago I discovered the teachings of an intelligent and sincere Benedictine monk, David Steindl-Rast. The level at which he interprets religious traditions, confirmed a line of thought that I’ve left untended for a while. As [...]
On one side of the room, there are those who want to project to others that they know a thing or two about food. They gesticulate passionately, because it makes them look Italian and therefore more authentic. For these people, a familiarity with the intricacies of this vintage and that, or that culinary term and [...]
