What Would Nietzsche Do–Super Bowl Week Edition
Welcome to What Would Nietzsche Do–Super Bowl Week Edition. In this weekly advice column for the chronically unsettled, Friedrich Nietzsche—temporarily awakened, moderately irritated, and in… Read More
Author: Chip Hilton
Book of Daze: Unread Books Day
Unread Books Day honors the towering stacks of good intentions that have loomed beside beds, beneath coffee tables, and atop toilet tanks for decades without… Read More
Class in American Society
(Class in American Society presents the kind of profiles you’d find in a field guide annotated by a disillusioned anthropologist with a flair for satire… Read More
The Third Eye’s Bonus Side Effects
The third eye–let’s call it E3, because enlightenment sounds cooler if it sounds like a software update–has long been revered as the gateway to divine… Read More
Beards Are for Blowhards
Beards and goatees are the facial equivalent of distressed jeans. They are worn to project rugged authenticity while quietly being curated with an artisanal beard… Read More
Chef’s Kiss
He murmured “chef’s kiss” and leaned in close. She tilted her head. He kissed the duck confit. Ardently. She froze, stunned. “Sublime rendering,” he sighed.… Read More
A Rose in Any Other Place
She bloomed in a crack of concrete, defiantly. Commuters passed, blind to her grace, but one man paused. He knelt, wept, and whispered her name–forgotten… Read More
Capping THC Levels Is a Cosmic Buzzkill
In states where marijuana is legal, some lawmakers are flirting with the idea of capping THC levels, claiming this is necessary for “public health” or… Read More