These Days

Democrats have stormed into office not because they're loved, but because they're opposed to the most psychologically deranged president in American history. What can they do to regain the trust they lost after their last political train wreck?

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An interview years ago with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Yannis Behrakis taught me an unforgettable lesson about our humanity—and the potential lack of it that resides in each of us. 

More here: https://widerimage.reuters.com/photographer/yannis-behrakis.html

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Vivek Ramaswamy could join an expanding list of public figures who have demonstrated moral degeneracy—and still achieved political success. What this says about us, and what we can do about it.

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We like to say that everything is political, when in fact everything is personal. Don't believe it? Just look at our politics! Why we need more, not less, moralizing at this time. 

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The Baltimore Orioles boldly traded All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman for a haul of  talented prospects from their division rivals, the Boston Red Sox. In the end this deal may have less to do with disappointing stats and pending free agency than with team culture and leadership. 

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In May legendary house music DJ Philipp Jung died. His partner was six months pregnant with their first child. Jung, who scored a major EDM hit with the track "Body Language," also curated an absolute trove of music via his Get Physical Label. His passing is a bittersweet reminder of the power of music and the fragility of life. 

Philipp's GoFundMe page to help his partner and their soon-to-be-born son: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-loving-memory-of-philipp-jung

Philipp live at Music is 4 Lovers, at Camino Rivera, San Diego; March 5, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8whUgZsDxI Put the headphones on and get lost in it!

Philipp's Get Physical Radio show, where there are countless hours of music he curates and narrates: via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KHpQdJI2UjMX6UcyWJi9g; via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/get-physical-radio/1472481707

A recent interview with Philipp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL0OSvyCw0M

The viral hit "Body Language": via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0H38whx6HC2lfuTbdyJYFa; via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-language-m-a-n-d-y-vs-booka-shade-remaster/1828435407?i=1828435408

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McSorley's Old Ale House, the oldest bar in New York, once had as its slogan "Good Ale, Raw Onions and No Ladies." Recent time at the gym, replete with the wonderful distraction of women, raises the question: Might we sometimes benefit from having male- and female-only spaces?

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Recent events at a rave in DTLA proved both traumatizing and elucidating. 

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Our phones combine the pleasures and harms of an on-demand tv and a pack of cigarettes. What can we do to escape their seductive vortex?

On "the father of media studies" Marshal McLuhan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan, https://www.marshallmcluhan.com/

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A rare chance to eat and drink with the great public intellectual still begs the question: What would our public discourse be like if he were still with us?

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