interview
Interviews with lovers, fighters and the various professionals who deal with our dysfunction.
Memory of Limerence
I used to think memory was a kind of proof, something solid enough to hold up like a photograph and say, This is what happened. But memory is less like a photograph and more like a rumor you tell yourself until you believe it. Nothing taught me that faster than the night he and I both swear we remember, even though our versions don’t overlap in any meaningful way.
By Syl De'Vila day ago in Humans
Suriya Khabibullina on Procurement, Ukraine, and Wartime Leadership
Suriya Khabibullina is a Ukraine-based management consultant, executive coach, tutor, and sales, procurement and marketing specialist. Trained originally in chemistry, she moved from academic science into multinational business after the Soviet collapse, rising through Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Japan Tobacco International, Ernst & Young, and Korn Ferry. She has taught strategic marketing and business negotiation through Edinburgh Business School and commercial negotiation through CIPS programs, bringing practical leadership, supply-chain resilience, and wartime experience to her teaching and advisory work in Ukraine.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen10 days ago in Humans
Liza Mazur on Migration Law, Client Trust, and Legal Practice in Ukraine
Liza Mazur is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian lawyer specializing in migration law. She earned a bachelor’s degree in law from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2023 and pursued a master’s degree in international law at its Institute of International Relations. Her practice focuses on immigration, legalization, citizenship, visas, residence documentation, and assistance for foreigners in Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad. Mazur emphasizes clear communication, client trust, individualized guidance, and professional legal representation across complex cases.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen19 days ago in Humans
The Barn House Ghost: An Interview
Hey Kar-bear, how’s it going kid? My father and I call at odd hours. He being a farmer and me being a freelancer living on the opposite side of the world makes for difficult scheduling. At six am, New York time, he is already in the shop, looking over the hay baler with an overheated motor. At 7 pm Korean time, I give him a call.
By Kera Hollow25 days ago in Humans
Dimitri Vasylev on Ukraine’s War, Democratic Resilience, Political Unity, and National Security
Dimitri Vasylev is a Ukrainian political consultant, analyst, public communications specialist, and musician. He leads the Research Agency for Development and Analysis (RADA), working across political analysis, governance, development, and public communication. Born in Kyiv during the Soviet period, Vasylev served in the Soviet Army before developing a stronger Ukrainian identity. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, he has combined volunteer activity with music, producing three albums intended to strengthen Ukrainian culture, resilience, and national identity.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsenabout a month ago in Humans
What a Divorce Lawyer Learned About Marriage And Divorce
We Asked Divorce Lawyer 19 Tough Questions | Honesty Box - Video By: LADbible Stories In the LADbible Stories video We Asked Divorce Lawyer 19 Tough Questions , New York divorce attorney James Sexton draws on approximately twenty-five years of experience representing people during the breakdown of their marriages. His answers cover the practical realities of divorce—legal expenses, alimony, prenuptial agreements, custody disputes, infidelity, and who files most often—while also exploring broader questions about love, commitment, compatibility, and why relationships gradually deteriorate.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast2 months ago in Humans
Freedom of Expression, Extremist Reactions, and Institutional Cowardice
Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in New York and Connecticut. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in National and Intercultural Studies and Middle East Studies from Fordham University in 2006, followed by a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 2009. She operates a boutique national security law practice. She serves as President of Scarab Rising, Inc., a media and security strategic advisory firm. Additionally, she is the Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Outsider, which focuses on foreign policy, geopolitics, security, and human rights. She is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, where she serves as Written Content Vice Chair of the Science and Technology Committee. She is also a member of the New York City Bar Association and has served on its Middle Eastern and North African Affairs and Foreign and Comparative Law Committees.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen3 months ago in Humans
Ivan Valek on Family, Faith, Communism, Architecture, and Croatia’s Moral Future
Ivan Valek is a Croatian architect, entrepreneur, former athlete, and religious thinker whose life spans Yugoslav communism, Croatian independence, international business, family migration, and spiritual searching. A former youth-level basketball player, he later worked in architecture, anti-nuclear shelter design, fountains, swimming pools, and humanitarian initiatives. Born Roman Catholic, later involved with Mormonism, Valek emphasizes family, truth-seeking, moral responsibility, and the struggle to do good while resisting evil through an intensely autobiographical lens of public faith.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen3 months ago in Humans
