With Automation Continuing to Upend the Modern Workforce, Maybe there is a Humanist case for a Universal Basic Income. — Surely by now you’ve heard the robots are coming for your job, right? If you are a regular 9 to 5'er in some colorless office, you might have shrugged this thought off since you think this doesn’t apply to you. …

A follow-up review of Ekster’s Smart Wallet after a few months of use — Often times when you read through product reviews, you don’t take into account how much time has passed since the reviewer’s first experience with it. …

“Is Jaws the best movie ever?” Of course, the answer is no, but it was a question raised by the quixotic Bill Simmons on The Ringer’s recent and wildly addictive Rewatchables podcast during an episode dedicated to Jaws. …

Sometimes enhancements that seem minimal and expensive upfront can actually help out a lot more in the long-run — Perhaps this scenario seems familiar: getting ready for work in the morning and being on auto-pilot since the same mindless routines you’ve done for the past 1,983 consecutive work days have now become muscle memory. …

It’s up for debate who should pay for it, but what is clear is that Art Museums are needed today more than most people realize. — Last week New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art made headlines when it revealed an updated admission policy that would do away with it’s erstwhile “pay as you wish” pricing by requiring out-of-state visitors to pay the full $25 admission fee. The news was not received well and the MET’s new…

The Knicks aren’t just winning games. For the first time in years, the Knicks can be classified as appointment television. — For all the talk of how well the new era New York Knicks have looked over these past few games, there’s one thing I’m excited most about — and it’s not just the stratospheric rise of Kristaps Porzingis. Of course, it’s wildly satisfying to finally see Porzingis unleashed as the…

The best in news isn’t always found online. A growing trend shows that it’s inside your inbox — Despite the criticisms you may hear about today’s methods of news consumption, what most people don’t realize is that there’s a renaissance happening in news media. It’s not happening on any new blogs, and it’s not taking place on social media platforms. The truth is that one of the best…

A People’s History Of A Genocide You Should Be More Aware Of — Cambodia’s genocide was one of the worst atrocities in human history, and yet somehow it seems to have receded into the annals of Southeast Asian history without much media touching on it other than the 1984 film The Killing Fields. …

Social media newsfeeds have hijacked your attention. It’s time to reclaim it. — Last week during another sad desk lunch, I found myself mindlessly scrolling through my Facebook feed and suddenly feeling boxed-in by the same content I’ve seen over and over again. …