UK-born artist Katie Bright is a rare creative force whose work spans the gamut and includes everything from ornate costumes and hand sewn masks to illustrations that are often accompanied by stories she’s written. Over the last year Bright has lent her unique creative genius to designing the wallpaper for the Surftides Lincoln City hotel […]
Recognizing Constructivism as the Way We See the World
Throughout history there have been many different ways to view the world, knowledge, and how it is gained. From constructivism to common sense and scientific realism the process of acquiring knowledge is widely debated. Constructivism, proposed by Immanuel Kant, suggests that there are three types of knowledge, and that all knowledge begins with experience and […]
On Today’s Sociopaths — and How to React to Them
Please — get this must-read book: "The Sociopath Next Door," by Martha Stout, Ph.D. During the volatile months ahead, we’ll need to soberly become fluent in sociopathy — because dealing with countless sociopathic influences nearly everywhere will prove to be the prickliest part of facing the gauntlet of financial collapse. Yes — and there’s a […]
Taking On The Skyscraper Sociopaths: Strip Away Their Masks — and Relax
Please — get this must-read book: "The Sociopath Next Door," by Martha Stout, Ph.D. During the volatile months ahead, we’ll need to soberly become fluent in sociopathy — because dealing with countless sociopathic influences nearly everywhere will prove to be the prickliest part of facing the gauntlet of financial collapse. Yes — and there’s a […]
AMANDA KNOX: “THE FINAL ARGUMENT”
WILL AMANDA KNOX EVER BE FREE? Countless Americans continue to debate the innocence or guilt of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, but there seems to be no resolve. The appeals trial for Amanda Knox is in summer recess. (Vacation for the bureaucrats; needless anguish for Amanda and Raffaele.) Most of you have probably […]
America in Collapse, Mile Marker 1: Anarchy Is Here
I am Anarchy. I speak not my truth, only yours. My name is Liar. And with that introduction — with its in-your-face immediacy — we find our feet firmly implanted at Mile Marker 1 on the first leg of our enjoined journey along America in Collapse. We sought all of this out, however unconscious that […]