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Welcome Back to Tango of the Road Rage Drivers
It was a typical morning. Feed the cats. Walk the dogs. Change the litter boxes. Defrost my car. Take my…
Roaches, Mosquitoes, and Birds: The Coming Micro-Drone Revolution
“[Drones are a] game-changing technology, akin to gunpowder, the steam engine, the atomic bomb—opening up possibilities that were fiction a…
Dwight Eisenhower: The Peace President Who Refused to Use the Atomic Bomb
When he became President in 1953, like George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant before him, Dwight Eisenhower (“Ike”) was an…
Pikesville Giant and Poor Devotee
She said, “Oh, honey, my heart goes out to you!” I kept on going. Dragging my walker down the frozen…
The Psycho-Therapeutic School System: Pathologizing Childhood
According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control, a staggering 6.4 million American children between the ages…
Artifacts of Idealism: A Review
In Artifacts of Idealism, director Sean Corbett paints a picture of idealized, obsessive love against the backdrop of Montreal’s Occupy…
Louder than War: Are Movies Falling into the Same Loudness Trap as Music?
Over the past few decades modern music has become victim to the age of digital audio production. Authentic sounds and…
Millbrook v. US: Holding the Government Accountable for Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officials
At a time when the courts are increasingly giving deference to the police and prioritizing security over civil liberties, the…
Being Henry Bemis
Every night for a month straight, I laid in bed watching The Twilight Zone on Netflix. The macabre stories of…