Cult of Femininity

By Carolynn Jimenez: I love the smell of acetone in the morning…It smells like womanhood. I pulled up fifteen minutes ago, pleased to find a “walk in welcome” sign. I don’t know if someone was charging by the letter of if that was just poor English, but I’m going to give Cammy of Cammy’s Nails the benefit of the doubt. I’m flipping ... Read More...

Addiction

By Nathan Matteson: It's a regular scene at the Matteson household, often occurring several days in a row. I will be spending my 25th hour slaying Talon Mercs in the Capital Wasteland with my newly found Gatling Rifle, or 100th hour saving the Milky Way from the Reapers, blazing through space on the Normandy - or 1000th time creating a tower ... Read More...

The Computer Revolution

By Eric Hendey: At certain points in human history, society experiences a new beginning. Nations rise, systems crumble, and new ideas fundamentally change the way that human beings see the world around them. We are living through one of these transitional periods right now. Our page in history books will be characterized by instant access to knowledge, and the ability to ... Read More...

The Day I was Psychoanalyzed

By Eric Hendey: Yesterday, I lived through a retrospective moment. It was one of those rare occasions in life where we get the chance to step back and take a look at who we really are. I can’t say what sort of impact this out-of-body experience has had on me yet. Only time will tell…but while that time passes, I’ll tell ... Read More...

Mnemonics

By Albert Chang: The absorption and regurgitation of knowledge has always been integral to society, beginning as soon as we leave our mother’s womb. Immediately after we become exposed to the world, we are bombarded with a myriad of phonemes and morphemes, all linked to a series of foreign symbols we call letters. And the combination of these letters forms words, ... Read More...

Artificial Intelligence

By Albert Chang: We are living in a brave new world, a world most people centuries ago could not possibly have fathomed. It would have been absurd to even contemplate sending men to the moon, or watching color images of live events half way across the globe. However, in our world today, we are still making advancements that would astonish those ... Read More...