By Tony Russo

I don’t know if “Opus” is a clarion call, but at the very least, the work puts people who still are willing to see religion as a putative force for good on notice. Very little stands between the theocrats and the kind of social and economic hegemony that could forever change what it means to be a law-abiding citizen.

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It's easy to learn from nature, as long as you know what you want to learn.

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Observations from my notebook about junk shopping.

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I tried to identify a parable by asking Gemini. Instead, the AI composed one for me.

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This is the podcasted version of this story.

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It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Here’s the video I mention in the podcast.

Here’s the video version of the podcast:

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I see a lot of obituaries. Take it from me, it’s worth getting a good headshot.

No video this week. If you listen you’ll here me go on and on about overcoming vanity, but the sweater I grabbed to record this was distractingly stained, and stained is a bridge too far for me.

Here’s a reminder and appeal that if you’re more a listener than a reader, you can buy my audiobook on Spotify. It’s on Amazon, too, and if you have an Audible subscription you can just make it the next book you get with your credits.

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I’ve recently realized I’ll never get to all the stories I want to write, so I’m telling some of them out loud. This is about Steve McQueen, or, more appropriately, Georg Stanford Brown, who had a supporting role in the (overrated) movie Bullitt.

Here’s a video version, if that’s your bag. I also put them on YouTube

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I’m back with audio (and now video!) for short Friday dives into my notebook.

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Wherein I complain about air travel.

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