Just because you CAN read Moby Dick doesn t mean you should!
NOTE-(The short version is at the end of this article/post)- “The End of Reading Is Here” is a great title for a magazine like The Atlantic. I can see why a writer or editor would use a phrase like “the end of reading is here” for an article in an online magazine that needs attention [ ]
I actually finished reading both Latin Omnivore by Naomi Tonlivre and Rain, Venom, Toil by Milo van Orient. That might not seem like a big deal, except I don t finish most books that I begin. It s not that I think most books suck, though they might. I just like to focus exclusively on stuff that [ ]
I think 90% of all problems in the U.S. education system could be solved if teachers were allowed to say stuff like “Sit down and shut up” and students had to do it. That’s it. Take the stigma out of “Shut up,” and most of our public school problems are solved. That s my bold claim [ ]
Generation gaps have probably existed for as long as there have been generations. ***** Inter-generational conflicts have been going on for countless… generations. Older folk have always complained about the latest batch of youngsters. Today, a vocal group of youngster Gen Z and Millenials complain that Boomers have ruined everything by hoarding resources and keeping those [ ]
I don’t like admitting that I’m the sucker, the kind of guy that the wolf thinks is a sheep. This admission doesn t come out of nowhere. I was in a grocery line this week when a seemingly desperate guy with a couple items asked if he could cut in line. I m the kind of guy [ ]
***** A.I. generated content is killing websites! Yeesh, that might sound a little hyperbolic, but that’s never stopped anybody, including me, from making bold statements. The claim is that search engine use of A.I. responses at the top of their pages has led to less internet traffic being driven to websites that answer the search [ ]
***** This is a great time to reread books that I have enjoyed in the past. Because I’m getting older (as in ahem ‘older’ the type of older where people pause a little when they say it), I don’t want to waste the time that I have left. I mean, I think I still have [ ]
***** This week has been the celebration of The United States of America’s 250th birthday! As awesome as this is (USA! USA! USA!), 50 years ago I was around for something even better, the U.S.A.’s 200th birthday celebration back in 1976! Yeah, technically July 4th is not a birthday celebration, but you know what I [ ]
Internet book lists are nothing new. For as long as I ve been writing for this blog, I ve been rating and mocking various book lists that rank famous, influential works of literature, such as this latest from The Guardian. Even though everybody knows that these lists are clickbait, they re still fun to read. Yeah, book lists [ ]
Self improvement has been a big thing for decades, and reading a lot of books is an easy way to improve your life. Reading real books gets you off the screens and engages your brain in ways that most other activities can t. While there a a small subset of young men who are obsessed with a [ ]