Nonfiction
On Writing
On Writing isn't a how-to; it's a story. A love story. A life story. Like everyone's life story, it's a genre-bending mix of horror, thriller, romance, comedy, and inspiration. We learn lessons as he did, not through checklists and exercises, but through reflection. Examination. Application.
By Adam Patrick3 years ago in Critique
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa
The iconic Mona Lisa painting isn’t that large, but you don’t have to fail an art history class to recognize that mysterious smile. Do tourists wait because they appreciate portraiture, or because she’s been propelled into popularity? I still think she’s timeless.
By Maggie Elizabeth 3 years ago in Critique
Halloween
More than 13 million pumpkins are wasted on Halloween - perfectly good food. More than $400m of uneaten sweets, thrown out. All to celebrate a day associated with evil, death and the sacrifice of children. One day you will open the door to hand out candy, and there's a gun.
By Hummingbird3 years ago in Critique
Painkiller
Opiods kill, especially when avarice doctors are rewarded for over-prescribing them. Be shocked when you read journalist Barry Meier’s PAINKILLER, a riveting account of how Arthur and Richard Sackler’s greed and marketing ingenuity caused death and destruction with their creation of Oxycontin. They lied. People died.
By Lynn Fenske3 years ago in Critique
Jellystone, err... "Yellowstone"
Despite its nonsensical timeline, episodes follow the same pacing as Baywatch, but in Montana, so the beachy, butt-centric music video montages have been replaced by cattle-wrangling and rodeo routine music video montages. Also, no one plays a sympathetic character and everyone is a villain—except for Jimmy, the former meth cook.
By Philip Canterbury3 years ago in Critique
Shadows in the Algorithm: An Unveiling of Unfairness in Machine Learning
In the gleaming corridors of our digital age, where algorithms dance and machines learn, there lies a shadow few dare to explore. A shadow cast by the biases and prejudices of a world far from perfect. This is a thrilling journey into the heart of unfairness in machine learning—a realm where ethics and technology intertwine, where justice meets judgment, and where human imperfection is reflected in the code.
By julien tate3 years ago in Critique
