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Where Do Our Desires Come From?

I just finished reading “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley. I was turned on to Huxley by my good friend Lenny, but for one of his other books. “Brave New World” is considered a classic by many, and is generally regarded as the author’s finest work. I have to say, the book didn’t turn me [...]

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Losing a piece of our childhood

“Dazes in the studio.  A major strand of our cultural DNA has left us.  RIP MJ.  I think we’ll mourn his loss as well as the loss of ourselves as children listening to Thriller on the record player.”  John Mayer I have so many memories of my adolescence that were colored by Michael Jackson’s music. [...]

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Remember Jonathan Brandis?

Remember Jonathan Brandis?

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For me, one of the joys of parenthood is exposing my children to movies from my childhood that I loved.  I’m not sure if I’m just trying to share my early joys and excitement from films with them, or if it is some sort of devious attempt at creating little Zac clones, one 90 minute [...]

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