In the 1970’s we thought that our rock and roll icons were leading a revolution against the establishment, and we the fans were part of it. In 2020, when I see that a Wealth Management company sponsored the Rolling Stones tour, I realize we’ve all become the bourgeois. So here…

March 20th was the first day of spring, but it is April 1st when many people start thinking about getting in shape for the coming summer months. Finding the right gym can be confusing. I regularly pass by the Functional Lifestyles gym in Palo Alto on my daily commute, but…

Many readers are no doubt familiar with Forbidden Planet, the 1956 documentary film about the Krell — a civilization that came to an unfortunate end just at the launch of what could have been their biggest achievement. Ever since the film’s release, xenoanthropologists have been stymied by a lack of…

If you (or your parents) were learning to read in the 1960s, you were probably introduced to the books of author/illustrator P. D. Eastman: I always assumed that P. D. Eastman was a typical American man living a Mad Men existence in the 50s and 60s, turning out children’s books…