I know I’ve said this before. It can do with some repeating. Our behavior is dictated in large part by…
In the Tom Clancy novel Clear and Present Danger, the character of Felix Cortez reflects on how much he appreciates the fact that Moira Wolfe, the woman he is seducing, understands silence as the highest expression of passion. To me it reads as a moment of genuine admiration for the woman he is about to betray…
A society’s values are largely dependent on its culture. And since the beginning of civilization, culture is in large part…
Toy shopping always comes just a little early for me. Since we are Dutch, Saint Nicolas doesn’t visit on…
Word Aversion is a well documented (but understudied) real thing. It’s when a certain word goes beyond mere dislike and seems to have a unpleasant physical reaction on someone when they hear or read it. Best know case is…
