Happy New Year and welcome to 2026! As we put another year to rest, I treated myself to the gift of personal time, and devoted
Category: Culture Vulture
Advent 3: The Great Sleigh Strike
It’s the busiest season of the year at the North Pole, and this December, Santa’s sleigh is grounded. Not because of weather, but because the
(Mis)alignment
Alignment is everywhere these days. From Instagram captions to coaching sessions, corporate workshops to law-of-attraction seminars, everyone seems to be chasing it, or claiming to
Intergalactic Field Report: How Humans Waste Their Free Time
Greetings, fellow Martian scholar. I come bearing critical intelligence on the peculiar species known as Homo sapiens and their baffling methods of “entertainment.” Prepare yourself:
WTF is a Situationship?
There was a time when defining relationships was simpler. In the 70s and 80s, society ran on a four-tier system: acquaintances, friends, relatives, and colleagues.
The S.P.O.O.K. Manifesto
If Halloween had an equivalent to LGBTQ, it would be S.P.O.O.K. (The Society of Paranormal Outcasts, Oddities, and Kindred Spirits). For one month a year,
