Fries are a pretty common guilty pleasure. Well, they are for me, at least. I constantly crave them and I can never have just one. They’re my weakness. My Achilles heel. I even like the fries from McDonald’s, and I don’t particularly like McDonald’s. Not only are french fries my kryptonite, but also speciality fries. […]
Month: March 2016
Is Artificial Intelligence a Threat?
I love movies, books, and video games about smart robots: friendly, murderous, misunderstood, or loving robots. But here’s the thing: artificial intelligence is real.
To Her Rapist
Brock*, You’ll want to read this by yourself, somewhere no one can read from your shoulder: not for her sake, but for yours. If you had to describe to someone who she is to you, what would you say? If you had to tell someone how long you’ve known her, what would you say? If […]
What “Solving” Means
Let’s Taco ’bout It Again
What’s the key to my heart? Tacos. Every kind. All of the time. A variety of different flavors come together on a glorious bed of tortilla. All of the ingredients become one. Tacos can be fast food (I’m a sucker for Taco Bell), but can also be really dressed up and maybe fancy! (Romantic, even…) […]
To Pisa!
Samantha and I took the train for the first time on Sunday: our destination was Pisa. We had no difficulty buying tickets at the automated machines, and just as our friend recounted in her traveling story, the machine loudly warned us in English of pickpockets and to ask only station staff for information. We had […]
Accio Firebolt or Google?
If you had the opportunity to live in a world with Harry Potter magic, but no computers, what would you do?
While Cruz’s Booger and Trump’s Dick Get the Spotlight
In case you haven’t heard about this, three things happened, two of which are disgusting and absolutely ridiculous. If you don’t know what I’m talking about: Cruz’s booger and Trump’s dick. Let’s all take a moment to think about how the world views us right about now… yeah, don’t worry, I’ve also been researching how […]
What is Justice? Peter Liang & Akai Gurley: One Tragedy, Two Victims?
America has a long history of racism. But the country has come a long way since the outright brutality of much darker days of the bloody birth of the nation. It’s pretty hard to understand the racism of today if you don’t know this history. … Recently my student’s mom proudly told me that she […]
Seven Interesting Exhibition Items at the Museo Galileo
As you’re walking along the Arno on the Duomo side at night, you may notice a strange pillar with a clear turquoise base and zodiac symbols glowing in the same color on the ground. They are part of a giant sundial built in 2007, according to Luise Schnabel and Filippo Camerota’s design. Samantha, Jen (a […]