She Did Not Go Gently The placebo effect is real. It’s measurable. It’s why we have placebo trials in medical research—because the hope buried inside that sugar pill has a measurable medical benefit. Hope is literally medicine, and it’s powerful stuff. B.J. Campbell 27 Apr 2019 · 9 min read
High Theory and Low Seriousness A travel folder signifies Death. Coal holes represent the Underworld. Soda crackers are the Host. Three bottles of beer are—it’s obvious. Gustav Jönsson 15 Feb 2019 · 6 min read
The Death of a Dreamer When a public figure makes a mistake there seems to be a much stronger, more intense and quicker backlash. Will Storr 30 Jan 2019 · 16 min read
How My Toxic Stoicism Helped Me Cope with Brain Cancer One of my sisters commented that I was so calm she thought the doctors must have given me a Valium. Jonathan Church 23 Jan 2019 · 12 min read