These are 67 words I’ve had to stop and look up while I was reading. Many of them should be used far more often in everyday conversation. How many do you know? Adumbrate Algid Antediluvian Aplomb Autarky Avuncular Bathos Blandish…
Author: Brad Shorr
The Internet is having an enormous influence on the way we live, there’s no doubt about that. Some see this influence as a good thing, and others see it as a bad thing. It is rather confusing. Social media and…
Without God, we are faced with the horrible choice of living in a dreamlike fantasy world or in a nightmarish reality. News, entertainment, sports and politics are designed to amuse and distract us. In many ways, today’s news and politics are…
Somewhere along the line you’ve probably created a monster. But it’s unlikely yours was anywhere near as monstrous as the one created by Victor Frankenstein. The demon, as author Mary Shelley calls her protagonist’s creation, is a bad apple, but…
I joined Twitter in 2008. It was a lot of fun. Most of the active users were using it for business purposes, to exchange ideas, information and build personal relationships. I made friends all over the world — people I…