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Hopefully anyone in technology knows about the famous (or infamous) Gartner Hype Cycle.  Silicon Valley is driven by Envy, hype and bandwagon jumping. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is the name of the game. Yes, it’s a stupid game but its still a game. And a very profitable one but only those who have access and are established can effectively play this game. In Banking it is Goldman Sachs, in Venture Capital it is Sequoia, Founders Fund, Accel or one of the multitudes of top tier branded VC funds.

As I’m out and about talking about boys and men, I’m often asked a question along the lines of “well, why is there still such a big gender pay gap, then?” It’s a good question. And I provide what I think it a pretty good answer, on pages 23-29 of my book Of Boys and Men. (Did I mention I’d written a book?) If you’re more of a video kind of person, do check out my latest for Big Think, an explainer on the real causes of the gender pay gap:

In this instance and this instance only, let’s take Michael Knowles at his word. Shortly after telling a roaring crowd he’d like to “eradicate transgenderism from public life entirely,” he began threatening legal action against media outlets that characterized his demand as aimed at transgender people. The immediate reaction by many to this hair-splitting by Knowles was to label it a distinction without a difference, frequently characterizing his rhetoric as “genocidal.

As an undergraduate, I was taught that writings about love should be lovely. A philosophy of beauty should itself be beautiful. Writing about truth, goodness, and beauty should involve not only exposition, but also the invocation of that which is written about. A philosophy of the human person should not just be descriptive of, but an invitation to, the human person. This is what Abigail Favale provides in The Genesis of Gender: the presentation of a philosophical theory that is not just theory, an intellectual history that is not just history, and a Christian commentary that is not just commentary.

On writing and life. Long-form musings on the nature of creativity and the essence of everything. Some poems, too. By Jeff Goins · Over 71,000 subscribersNo thanks“I've been following Jeff since 2014. I enjoy his perspective, subtle humor and lack of exclamation marks in his writing.” “The writing world’s professor of harsh reality. The newsletter I always read.” ncG1vNJzZmiilZuzqLvIp6pnq6WXwLWtwqRlnKedZA%3D%3D

The Ghost of Christmas Future is the scariest of the ghosts. No jovial sprite he! He's just a heap of black cloak and a pointing hand. At the end, the spirit's hand quivers kindly, but he gives Scrooge no answers. Scrooge, even unanswered, intuits that he will be okay if he mends his ways. I thought that the first scene with the lowly char-folk and undertakers men and old Joe with his greasy fat and mouldy bones was a masterpiece of dialogue.

I called this my Scrooge year. A liminal space between: The Ghost of Christmas Past : Wrapping and grieving the end of Summer Camp Island The Ghost of Christmas Present : Not fretting too much about being productive, and spending time with my friends and family and pretending I would cook more. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come : Starting to work on what’s next. We’re in self reflection season, or what I will forevermore be calling ‘The Scroogies’ so let’s start at the very beginning:

Located in the Maremma, slightly closer to Rome than to Florence, the little town of Capalbio is far from Tuscany’s big hitters, but it’s a pilgrimage spot for art lovers. That’s because a large estate just outside the center of town is home to the Giardino dei Tarocchi (the Tarot Garden), a sculpture garden full of larger-than-life figures representing the major arcana of the tarot cards and the crowning achievement of French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle.

Welcome to Episodic Medium’s coverage of HBO’s The Gilded Age, which returns for its second season. As with all first reviews, this is free to all subscribers, but Donna Bowman’s future reviews (and all of our episodic coverage) is exclusive to paid subscribers. For more info on what $5 a month gets you, check out our About Page. Welcome back to 1880’s New York City! Just in case you’ve forgotten the true purpose of this show, we begin season two with a glorious montage of extravagant hats being removed from hatboxes.