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ChatGPT vs. the prophet Isaiah
Is what you do today determined by your past... or your future?
Jan 14
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Alan Mairson
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When words get in your way
The Tower of Babel, the paradox of language, and the beginning of wisdom
Jan 12
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Alan Mairson
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Ehud Neor's "call to action"
Israeli Jews have a job to do. So do those of us in the Diaspora.
Jan 7
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Alan Mairson
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December 2024
A Christmas Story (with a cameo appearance by Maimonides)
Tyranny, atomization, and the search for a communal narrative
Dec 27, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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"Thanks so much! You've been a great crowd! See you next week!"
On the unrelenting pressure to be entertaining.
Dec 18, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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"I feel so lost, Doc...."
An interview — and an imagined session — with narrative therapist Harry Rieckelman.
Dec 14, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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The rage boiling beneath
Why are people so angry at the media?
Dec 10, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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The temptations of 'deus ex machina'
Second thoughts on Robert McKee's illuminating (and profane) tirade.
Dec 7, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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What if the past isn't prelude?
Zen, motorcycles, ancient Greece, the Jews... and Maisie
Dec 3, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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November 2024
Neil Postman was a prophet
What ails us? Our lack of reliable information? Or our lack of a "great narrative"?
Nov 29, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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Breaking Sad
Instead of watching made-up stories that ultimately isolate us, we can live a real one.
Nov 28, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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“May G*d bless you and keep you…”
A vision of peace, snatched from hell
Nov 25, 2024
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Alan Mairson
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