The Other 27 Club

Have you ever heard of the infamous “27 club”? The club refers to a number of exceptionally “talented” musicians who all passed away at the age 27.  It includes some of my favorite artists like Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, Robert Johnson,...

How to Overcome Addiction

I have a confession to make:  For most of my teenage years I was addicted. I was going to finish that sentence with “…to alcohol” but as I’ll explain later, I don’t believe that’s true.  Even though it definitely looked like it from an...

Maps of Reality

Have you ever seen one of those weird maps from earlier times that just seem very funny and… Well… totally wrong? I’m talking about maps like these: It’s crazy to imagine that somehow people in those times were still able to use them to navigate themselves through the...