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This is a platform of happiness where anyone who is tripping is welcome.
Tell us about the highs you’ve been on - mental, physical, spiritual.
Define your experiences in a safe, positive, free-form environment.
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We are merely purveyors of joy.
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Speak English
A popular rallying cry of radio spin-doctors and nativist pundits alike is that in America people should just “ speak English .” The...
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3 days ago10 min read
Men in Wigs
There are certain mysteries of human history we no longer question. Why did we build pyramids? Why did we invent mayonnaise? Why did we...
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Aug 1512 min read
Animals on Trial
There’s something almost touching about the human obsession with order. We alphabetize spices we haven’t used in years, color-code sock...
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Aug 813 min read
The Autobiography of a Coconut
I’ve been called many things. Some say I’m just a nut. A punchline in a tiki shirt. Something to stick a paper umbrella in while you...
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Aug 115 min read
Get A Job!
There’s a peculiar sort of theater to the modern resume. It’s a place of minor fictions and quiet omissions, a curated collection of...
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Jul 2514 min read
Men and Women: Some Assembly Required
There are only two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there are only two kinds of people, and those who quietly suspect the...
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Jul 1115 min read
Water Everywhere
There was a time, not too long ago, when thirst wasn’t an accessory – it was just something you dealt with. We used to gather water in...
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Jul 418 min read
You Are What You Taco
There’s something revealing - almost indecent - about watching a person eat a taco. Not the sterile, lunch-break kind with a napkin...
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Jun 207 min read
Tipping Points
There’s a particular comfort in believing that history happens elsewhere . In distant empires, over flickering black-and-white film,...
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Jun 1315 min read
A Tale of Two Terminals
We realize we’ve been absent in our postings recently. Apologies for that. We took the past couple weeks off because we’ve been doing...
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May 3013 min read
A Hundred Years, Unbowed
There’s a certain elegance to outliving your enemies. Not the cinematic kind, with poisoned cigars or cunning plots, but the quieter,...
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May 912 min read
In Search of Harmony (And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves)
There are certain words that glide. They do not stumble or shout. They arrive dressed in gauze and speak in gentle imperatives. “Harmony”...
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Apr 2511 min read
What’s in a Name?
There is an enduring belief - mostly held by consultants and other indoor creatures - that a name is everything. That within a few...
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Apr 1815 min read
A Modestly Lazy Proposal on The Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing
Today we’re going to talk about nothing. But this is not the “Nothing” of Heidegger or Seinfeld. This is the kind that requires some leg...
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Apr 415 min read
PR and Co-Branding: Be Careful Who You Get into Bed With
There’s a certain kind of mind who looks at a century-old tradition - something quaint, wholesome, and universally beloved - and thinks,...
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Mar 2814 min read
Cats and Dogs
For as long as humans have been gathering around fires, telling stories of their own importance, certain creatures have sat just outside...
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Mar 2118 min read
Myths, Madness, and Divine Meltdowns: The Most Absurd Stories from Greek Mythology
The Greeks, for all their philosophy and democracy, had a peculiar knack for storytelling - one that leaned heavily on divine egos, petty...
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Mar 1418 min read
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