TV is the nexus of my life. I do not always just watch TV; sometimes I study it. I have gone so far as to watch an entire TV series, or...

When we were children, all our lies were for self-preservation; unless, of course, you were a child sociopath telling malicious lies to and about others. As we became older, our lies arose from guilt, greed, self-pity, self-aggrandizement, procrastination, bias, hatred, and when repeating those lies told by others, ignorance. It never fails to astonish me when I am told by others, in a very confident manner, the false talking points spread by the media and the internet. Perha

I loved watching 1960s WWII movies when I was in high school. The scenes depicting the aftermath of urban battles always showed clouds of...