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"W henever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." —Mark Twain Street art by Morley. We are living in a scary time —  a time when all we know is slipping away, bit by bit. Our knowledge itself is being compromised; we are trading brain cells for convenience because of the fear of silence, of boredom. Rather than making our brain functioning a priority, we are outsourcing. Outsourcing our tasks, our choices, our ability to think . AI, t

The question of whether or not hunting is ethical, sustainable, or necessary usually leads to an emotional discussion regarding diet and the love of nature. Vegans, vegetarians or animal rights activists will often argue against hunting, making the point that we shouldn’t hunt when we have such easy access to meat, and that hunting destroys ecosystems and glorifies killing. Hunting advocates will argue that it is ethical if you eat all of the animal, that we have been hunting

In the Galapagos Islands, about 600 miles from the South American country of Ecuador, there are Finches that drink blood. Yes, those Finches, the cute little ones that flutter around in your yard. Let’s back up. The Galapagos islands have been studied for centuries (Charles Darwin is one of the most well-known explorers) because of the extreme biodiversity of the island’s creatures and plants, on isolated islands that don’t have many resources available.  One of the resources

I was 5 years old when I first saw a horror film. It all began on Halloween night, when my brother, his friend and I were watching MTV and the video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller came on.   I was a huge fan of MJ at the time (it was the mid-80’s), and I loved that the video kind of scared me. My brother’s friend was talking about the scary movies they were going to watch, and I knew nothing about them, but I decided that I was going to watch them, too. My mom told me that th