James PickeringBernie Sanders is Chancellor PalpatineLately at my job, instead of listening to music or podcasts while I work, I have been watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Revisiting my…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
James PickeringWhy Suffering Is UselessIs suffering useless? This is the least one can say on the matter, according to philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. He literally says, “the…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
James PickeringThe Modern Day CreatureIts appearance is un-groomed. Its hair is wild and unkempt, and it’s nose is running with the viscosity of one thousand rivers. It sits at…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
James PickeringAlways Sunny In Philadelphia: The Top 5 Episodes of All TimeMy infatuation with Always Sunny in Philadelphia began when I was a sophomore in high school. My cousin played me “The Nightman Cometh,”…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
James PickeringWhy General Education Requirements SuckGERs, or, General Education Requirements as they are formally referred to by the University of Pittsburgh (here forth referred to as Pitt)…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
James PickeringWhy Teachers & Professors Should Post SlidesThroughout college, I have experienced many teachers and professors that choose not to share the slideshows they present in class. I not…Oct 1, 2018Oct 1, 2018
James PickeringHeartacheI have a scar on my heart. Not from when some beautiful girl shot me down (I plead the 5th), or from some awful incident when I was a child…Sep 26, 2016Sep 26, 2016
James PickeringWhy I Make MusicMusic, as defined by the great engineers over at the Google Search devision, is “vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a…Sep 25, 2016Sep 25, 2016