“I’m okay, you’re okay—in small doses.”
Absolutely loving this article on understanding introversion from The Atlantic. Introversion seems to have a resoundingly negative connotation in (Western) society, which is a real shame, considering...
View Articlethe terrible and wonderful reasons why i dance
Recently, this little comic from the Oatmeal, titled “The Terrible & Wonderful Reasons why I run Long Distance” popped up on several friends’ newsfeeds. It’s a very good piece, and if you are a...
View Articletuning into creativity
I guess I haven’t blogged in a long time because a) I’ve been busy and b) I’m hesitant to write unless I have something worthwhile to say. And while it is fun to rant, I want to avoid ranting my head...
View Articleremembering a Feast at summer’s end
Nowadays it is conventional to believe that emotional eating is unhealthy, but the truth is that emotions are so strongly mixed into every ingredient of a meal that the two are inseparable. Why is it...
View Articleall the news that’s fit to print
Today, for the first time in years, I picked up a copy of the newspaper in the morning. I didn’t buy it from the drugstore, like my dad would on Sundays when I was little. And I didn’t pick it up from...
View Articleracial thinking vs. racism
Preface: I am taking a class in Race and Racism this semester with Sally Haslanger at MIT, fulfilling my deepest desires of having classes in philosophy count towards my degree. I figured I would...
View Articlerace, racism & the need for scientific proof
Preface: I am taking a class in Race and Racism this semester with Sally Haslanger at MIT, fulfilling my deepest desires of having classes in philosophy count towards my degree. I figured I would...
View Articlerace as a proxy for conversation
Preface: I am taking a class in Race and Racism this semester with Sally Haslanger at MIT, fulfilling my deepest desires of having classes in philosophy count towards my degree. I figured I would...
View Articlethere is something about trains
There is something about Trains that I Like. Out of planes and trains and automobiles they to me are the most romantic. Nine-eleven sort of killed flying and even before that I always hated being in...
View ArticleLiving in Holland
Eight days before my twenty-third birthday, I embarked on what can only be described as a truly magical journey to three completely contrasting cities: Reykjavik, Amsterdam, and Prague. Along the way,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Two pieces today. Take this one with your morning coffee and cake– it’s Christmas Day, and whether you celebrate or not, you need something sweet because you deserve it. Then, when you’re fully...
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On Mayfair Street: Reflections on an election
Originally posted on Medium. This is Mayfair Street in Northeast Philly. It looks like any other street in the city, with little row houses packed together like sardines. Not unlike the Philadelphia...
View ArticleOn magic
I think about magic often, and what that word means to me. I think that magic means that something occurs, and we do not need (or really want to find) evidence of how it occurs. Magic means that the...
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