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Psychology
The Stories We Tell To Help You Part With Your Money
Twice a year, the insurance company I worked for would get all its salespeople together to receive...
Making Art That Reflects Who You Are
And the benefits of knowing about the spotlight effect I watched a video with text that read, “me...
Disney’s Disregard for Premature Existential Conversations
Parenting, post-viral nihilism and the illusion of control I was eating raspberries straight out...
I Chemically Straightened My Hair Because My Family Was Ashamed
Parenting and the illusion of reprieve “Scientifically handsome” is what most anthropologists...
Of the Norovirus and Other Joys of Pietri Dish Parenting
The (ca) calamity of 2023 — a most bio-hazardous Valentine’s edition. “I’d rather die on my feet...
Video Performance: Skating Into Trauma
Okay, fine. I’m delusional. I thought I would never break my early morning routine. For more...
A Loogie On Your Face
On Issues of Form, Content and Feedback Fernando Londono was addressing Colombia’s congress when a...
Dropping the dreams of rural retirement
Art in the Lobby There is no more beautiful landing than landing in San Diego at night. The...
Dynamite For Our Old Wounds
A Colombian New Year’s Tradition ‘El año viejo” was a tradition I grew up with in Colombia. A...
Survival Strategies for Sleep-Deprived Parents
Crank-R-Us Today is a very important day for me. I’m launching ‘Speed-R-Us.’ “Speed-R-Us” will be...
Becoming a Feminist in a Masculine World
Where is Waldo’s Tip? “I am not your audience,” my wife snapped. “I don’t think those jokes...
Recent Articles
English is Harder Than You Will Ever Know
What ESL speakers hear when you say ‘huh?’ “Your presentation skills are great, and you have deep product knowledge. But you have an accent.” My boss told me in his office. I had invited my new...
Tricking My Kids Into Loving Me
Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists — Part 2 My wife’s comment, “Maybe if you didn’t ask for attention so much, you would get more of it,” made me wonder how Pick-Up Artists would approach...
I Am a Clingy Father in Need of Constant Hugging
Parenting Advice From Pick-Up Artists — Part 1 July 4, 2021. Petaluma, CA. Photo by author. I’m a clingy father. I feel it every day. When I see my daughters, my heart quickly fills with love. I...