You’ve probably got the guns already. You’ve probably filled notebooks with logistical plans; spent hours out in the forest or the desert practicing your aim. You’ve probably got a kill list, and a (very short) list of people you’d like to spare. You’ve probably gone over the notes of previous…

I played chess almost every day in high school. I lost just about every game. Most of my childhood was spent in the vicinity of Lubbock, Texas — an arid quilt of cotton fields, their almost-surreal flatness punctuated only by isolated houses, oil derricks and irrigation pumps. One might speculate on that environment’s influence on my interest in chess-playing; on whether I developed an unconsciously…

As technological evolution hurtles ever-forward, I often find myself reflecting on how primitive our current era truly is. That is, from the perspective of a person of a century — or a few centuries — in the future: in 2120, in 2520 or in 3020. For example, if we hit the limit of Moore’s law by 2100, computing power may remain relatively static for the next century or…

We’ve all said it at one point or another: “Come on, I’m not a mind-reader!” Many of us have shouted this plea in response to a client we’re genuinely striving to please, who still keeps telling us, “This isn’t what I asked for! We’re just not on the same page.” Those moments can be intensely frustrating, for client and creative talent alike. Yet at the…

“For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings.” — “Richard II,” Act 3, Scene 2 Soundtrack for this story:

You know who you are. And you know we love you. — Hey there! As you know, we’ve shared a lot of challenging feelings and experiences over the past few weeks. I’m deeply honored that you’ve expressed so much concern for my safety and well-being — for my fellow peaceful protestors. …

I arrive on a disaster scene. Twin fire trucks flash lights outside Austin Police Department Headquarters, while platoons of cops in full riot armor tighten up their ranks along the street. …

NEW DELHI, 22 MAY, 2020 (Reuters) — The 14th Dalai Lama has publicly declared that the world currently faces an excessive amount of mindfulness content. “In meditation, there is no need for temples or complicated philosophy,” said His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso. …