Jinx DavisMario and the Magician — Thomas Mann’s Trump Parable“He had very ugly hair” and “small hard eyes, with flabby pouches beneath them.” He “talked without stopping — but only in vague, boastful…Mar 5, 2017Mar 5, 2017
Jinx DavisThe Key to the City of Selma, Alabama or How to Find Humor in ProfanityIt is the anniversary of the 1965 Selma Marches. It aches to remember Bloody Sunday. It aches to remember how very real, brutal and…Mar 5, 2017Mar 5, 2017
Jinx DavisRoy Cohn is Alive & Well and Living in the White House — The Bitter Irony of Trump’s McCarthyism…‘This is McCarthyism!’ The President’s Twitter screams began at 5.35 am eastern time on Saturday, March 4th, 2017. “Terrible! Just found…Mar 4, 2017Mar 4, 2017
Jinx DavisSmartphones and ‘Kilroy Was Here’? -Selfies: The Visual Diaries of our Fleeting LivesSelfie — the Oxford Word of the Year for 2013 — is a buzzword defined as “a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisYour Compelling Stories — Why They are Essential to Business and PersonhoodLong ago, when my young son learned that I had returned to graduate school to study acting, he said to me, “Jinx, why are you going to…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisHedonism and Happiness — Saying goodby to the office for 3 monthsWhen I announced that I was going to China for three months unexpected things happened: I was provided three copies of Elizabeth Gilbert’s…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisThe Uncommon Common GoodWe run a small business and in the last six months we have experienced a revolving door of replacement employees who are unable to grasp…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisThe Evolution of Cemeteries — From Family Plots to Facebook“The truth is that we all live by leaving behind; no doubt we all profoundly know that we are immortal and that sooner or later every man…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisWagging Our Tongues- Notes on Gossip & the InternetWe all gossip. Now that the obvious has been stated, what does this mean and why do we do it? Asides from the fretful nights we have…Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017
Jinx DavisThe StareForeigners of all colors call it rude, uncivilized and violating- but they miss the point entirely. We all stare at the Other.Feb 8, 2017Feb 8, 2017