Thoughts and Journeys
Birthday for an Empty Room
In this era of increasing economic inequality, Oculus Online contributor Alfred Pennyworth has sent us a recent dispatch regarding his…
Thoughts and Journeys
Why I Won’t Be Voting for Mitt
I actually watched some of the Republican Primary debates. Though I would joke with friends that it was sort of…
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Apologies to a dead iPhone
With the arrival of the iPhone 5, contributor McCord Fitzsimmons ponders his long and troubled relationship with the smartphone era….
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Dispatches from the Road: On the Bus
Dore Ann Mendelsberg is on an epic journey around the world, with only a vague itinerary and no set end…
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Crash Landing in Mumbai
Dore Ann Mendelsberg is on an epic journey around the world, with only a vague itinerary and no set end…
Thoughts and Journeys
Dispatches from the Road
Contributor Dore Mendelsberg has recently embarked on an open-ended trip around the world. She will be sending dispatches along the…
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Tomorrow’s “Mad Men”
One of the great thrills that highbrow-minded Americans enjoy in critically acclaimed shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones is Self-Righteous Indignation, that most…
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Now We See How Deep Hell Goes: Star Wars Kinect Dancing
(The video in question, which is best interpreted as a hallucination experienced by Han Solo while trapped in Carbonite aboard…
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Sometimes, being provincial is essential
A New Yorker offers some perspective on world travel, so that you don’t end up seeing the same places over…
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Black Rock City Limits: A Visit to Burning Man
Maybe it was just me, but it seemed like Burning Man was everywhere this year. Throughout September and into October I…