by andrianart I’ve been having an interesting discussion over Facebook with author Robert Bidinotto around the importance of narrative in our society. It all started with a discussion about Ayn Rand. Robert’s contention was that, no matter whether you agree with Rand or not, she changed the popular narrative of her time. It’s an idea that […]
This blog was originally published a year ago, as the oil bubble is deflated. I have updated it in the context of the current election campaigns going strong in Canada and the US. The bubble blows It seems that everyone, including economists and political leaders, need to be reminded of the definition of bubble regularly, […]
Actually, I’m happy to hop onto author Jennifer Chase’s first-ever blog hop. She’s got a new Emily Stone novel and a literally kick-ass new video to support it. Check it out: Crime has a new nemesis and her name is Emily Stone. She will continue to hunt serial killers and child abductors as long […]
“I’m still running away” by Flickr user Vincepal, used under a Creative CommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 license. I have noticed a shift in my Facebook news feed: there are now fewer ridiculous rants against Obama and pro-gun-rights posts, fewer Creationists going on with spurious proofs of their improvable ideas, and thankfully fewer racists with equally implausible, unsupportable ideas. […]