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Is It Too Late for Barbie to Have a Bat Mitzvah?
THE PATH is sometimes just the crazy places my mind goes鈥�. *** In a surprising twist, the most iconic W.A.S.P. (White Anglo Saxon Princess) has been outted as Jewish. Barbie, the best-selling doll spanning eight decades, seems as surprised as her fans. 鈥淚 never knew my mother was Jewish,鈥� states the OG (Original Gentile) Barbie. […]
People Do Not Change
People Do Not Change 鈥� at least not the way you want them to. Missing this point can lead to spending time with, even marrying, the wrong people. Remember the old cliche 鈥淵ou can鈥檛 teach an old Dog New tricks? Well, people are a bit like old dogs. And both the trainer and trainee will […]
Addiction is Even Darker From the Addict’s Side
I gave you my 2-cents about painkillers a few weeks ago. So, during the last dull days of Summer, what better than to discover a hidden gem from 2021? And this is exactly what HULU’s Dopesick is. While Painkiller focused on the scumbag Dr. Richard Sackler, this once pivots 180 degrees and looks at the […]
Plitvice – It was like Magic
I am not a National Park 鈥榞roupie鈥�, but the Plitvice Lakes National Park blew me away. (Yes, I think Yosemite is spectacular and Yellowstone is a must visit for nearly everyone, but in general exploring Tokyo, or 麻豆APP, or the coastal villages of Uruguay, are just more me.) In June, my wife and I went […]
Top Underrated Vacation Destinations (According to ChatGPT and Me)
I鈥檓 sick of traveling to the same places everyone else goes to. The crowds are thick, everything is overpriced, people are short-tempered, and it feels more like a walk through a picture book than an exciting new discovery. But where do you find the uncut jewels, those vacation destinations with original character and local flavor? […]
7 Best Sights to See in Windhoek, Namibia
The capital city of Namibia, Windhoek, is a place with a heavy mixture of cultures and a lot of different things to explore. As a fairly underrated travel destination, I feel like Namibia deserves some more credit. Having only been independent for a little over thirty years, German culture (and German people), English culture (and […]
Billy Woods & Kenny Segal鈥檚 MAPS is the Album of the Year
As far as my listening goes, 2023 has been a disappointing year for music so far. Only Black Country, New Road鈥檚 Live at Bush Hall and Black Thought & El Michels Affair鈥檚 Glorious Game have been powerful enough to me to inspire multiple listens. I did also like UGLY from slowthai and Ryuichi Sakamoto鈥檚 final […]
Take Two Pills and Call Your Dealer in the Morning!
Netflix’s new series, Painkiller, sheds a brilliant spotlight on the opioid crisis and the villains behind the proliferation of the infamous OxyContin pain relief drug. If only the ending of the multiple lawsuits brought against big pharma was not so unsatisfactory. Purdue Pharma’s claims for bankruptcy protection being banned by the US Supreme Court is, […]
The Unique Role of Fathers: Why Mothers Can’t Replace Them
I used to be one of those mums who would wish mothers a happy Father鈥檚 Day, as a matter of fact, I almost formed a committee of single mothers who doubled up as dads as well. People forget that for every single mother, there鈥檚 a man who either didn鈥檛 take responsibility, passed away, is ill, […]
Finding Pyramids in Sudan – An exciting discovery
I bet you didn鈥檛 know that there are pyramids in Sudan. Don鈥檛 worry, we didn鈥檛 either. But there are, and while they are smaller than the ones in Egypt, they are still impressive in their own right. The Pyramids of Mero毛 are located almost in the center of Sudan and in the middle of a […]
A Perfect Long Weekend in Carpinteria, California
Every fall, my wife and I like to spend time in a cozy little beach town and play in the warm Pacific waters. We live in Phoenix, which does not have a beach, so we have to find one we want to visit that鈥檚 close. There鈥檚 San Diego, that鈥檚 pretty close. Did I mention the […]
Coffee’s Outstanding Journey Through World Cultures
Today is a big day for me. I鈥檓 beginning to write Language Nomad, a column about words and languages, and setting out on an exciting and cultivating journey around the world. Language Nomad will talk about commonalities, sharp differences, unknown facts, funny words, or weird norms of different countries through their languages. We will travel across the diverse […]
