To become a good actor, an aspiring actor needs to practice, which means going to casting calls. And for those, he or she needs a few monologues on the ready. Let’s see what suggestions we get from AI. Read more »

Under the imperium of a rather silly dream, I resolve to finish writing a few ideas that my be useful to others, more so than this article, which is largely a "journal" or more personal type of article. Read more »

Whenever there is a debate between theists and atheists, we expect theists to cower in defeat and atheists to emerge victorious (it may be different if you’re a religious person). But often times, the theists produce more persuasive arguments and it is atheists who cling to their “you can’t convince me” mantra in spite of all rational argumentation. Read more »

My main beef with other libertarians is that so many of us (them?) seem to place a disproportionate emphasis on individualism in the sense that they see their own success as being the result of either their unique skills and / or talents and the failure of others as being the result of their respective lack of effort and “natural-born” abilities. Read more »

One of the outcomes of the previously mentioned Space Jam is getting to know a number of poems I didn't know. I shall list and discuss them here. Read more »

I’m supposed to do some work, but my thoughts are jumping around the world. The weather outside is frightful: after an Easter week-end with temperatures of 10 C and over, today we’re close to 0, it’s snowing and the wind is pushing the window toward me. And I’m thinking of a woman. Maybe more.. Read more »

I've recently had a chance to see The Lesson by Eugene Ionesco. I took it. Read more »

Recently, I became reacquainted with Oblio as a friend on Facebook shared Liviu Mihaiu’s post that suggested a viewing of that famous little movie with Romanian subtitles. Read more »

People seem to place an undue importance on the handshakes of the powerful, rich and famous. Let us take a quick look at the American presidents and their different approach. Read more »

If by Rudyard Kipling was one of my favourite poems in my childhood. Since then, my views have changed. It seems that the story behind the poem is not all that compelling. Read more »

Understanding religion is tough even for those who were lucky enough to receive a non-abusive education. Navigating the numerous inadequacies and misunderstandings that surround this subject is a multidisciplinary endeavour, involving psychology, history, economics and to a certain extent, religion. Read more »

Most people who travel extensively through Europe will inevitably come to the conclusion that most German people they meet seem to still feel, five decades post-Holocaust, a sense of collective guilt for their parents’ and grandparents’ crimes. I always wondered where is that coming from. Read more »

A friend's link posted on Facebook about fidelity, monogamy and marriage reminded me of a famous Joy Division song. Read more »

The wide discovery and acceptance of the existence of extremophiles of the last decade is opening the gate for a wider acceptance of the idea that life can travel through cosmos and can be found on other planets, in conditions we previously thought inhospitable and not conducive to life. Read more »

There is a relatively recently discovered cave in France that has some astounding prehistoric paintings on its walls, most likely the oldest in the world. It also has, as most caves, a high concentration of the toxic Radon gas. Read more »

Isabella Rossellini is Ingrid Bergman's daughter. Lately, she has been transforming her strong sense of entitlement coming from Ingrid's adulation into "educational porn" short films. Read more »

I would like to present to you 2 awesome condensations of ideas seen on TVO, Ontario's public television: one is a Hancock Lecture by Professor Jordan Peterson on the Necessity of Virtue, the second is an interview with Comedian Russell Peters concerning is autobiography. Read more »

I want to tell you the story of homeopathy. It's long and boring, unfortunately, and as I'm thinking of a way to make it more readable I'll leave this article as a placeholder until I finish it, hopefully tonight. Read more »

We'll be presenting poetry regularly on this blog and we'll try to do this every Monday. The poets will most often be foreign (i.e., non-English) and hopefully a surprise for the reader. Read more »

A friend of mine has recently mentioned Prof Woessmann in a blog article. I was looking at the article she mentioned and then it dawned on my that I might as well try to present these articles in a way that is easier to access. Read more »