Of all things Geek. I am…
Back in December of 2024, I was highly pregnant (about 7 months) and lying in bed watching TikTok as I often did, especially when it’s dark and cold out and I don’t feel like doing anything else.
My husband is a voracious reader and while I once was as well, I have slowed down a lot, often resorting to video games as an easier distraction and stress relief from work.
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Now, more than ever, may be the time to unplug, unwind, and spend as much analog time as you possibly can.
At least that’s the argument that I think authors Douglas Coupland, Shumon Basar, and Hans Ulrich Obrist have made in “The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present.”
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I don’t know if this is the correct takeaway from Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery, but it seems to me the “loud hate” minority is much more powerful than the massive “love and let live” majority.
By all accounts, Lilith Fair was an outrageous success. Yes, it took its toll on founder Sarah McLachlan. After all, in three years, it played 134 dates across 54 cities and raised more than $10 million for women’s shelters and non-profits.
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Stephen King’s foray into the realm of fantasy is about the Kingdom of Delain: a father, his two sons, and an evil magician.
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I will admit that I am addicted to TikTok. While I do not post my own videos, I do follow quite a few creators that I enjoy as well as a lot of friends and I will scroll through video after video as a form of stress relief much to the chagrin of my husband.
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