Ever since I published my first book back in 2001, it seems that some of my friends just do not want to buy a copy.
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Buddhism Underground
This is the first in an occasional series about my exploration of Buddhism while riding the New York subway.
Read More »Digging the Dirt: The Archaeological Imagination – Review
Archaeology has to be central to our understanding of ourselves and will help keep our feet on the ground ...
Read More »Book Review: Accelerando Will Make Your Brain Hurt – In a Good Way
Hold on to your brain. Accelerando may cause cognitive overload. Trying to “understand” Charles Stross’s latest novel starts with something called the Singularity. The Singularity is a point in the future where technological progress and societal change produce such superhuman intelligence that those who precede the event are unable to …
Read More »Traditional Way: Not Always The Right Way
When does tradition...become the shackle that ties us into backwardness and bigotry?
Read More »Interview: Ashok Banker Part Two
In India we use a specific kind of language, a combination of Indian words and English, what we call Hinglish
Read More »Elizabethan shortcuts to learning
There's nothing new about shortcuts for those who want to write that exam essay without reading the text
Read More »Interview: Ashok Banker, author of the new Ramayana
I could be a fictional construct you made up and posed questions to for this interview, and then answered yourself.
Read More »Leonard Cohen: An Ode To His Financial Blues
I have composed the following ode to Leonard's financial plight. Apologies in advance to Mr. Cohen.
Read More »The Da Vinci Code: Nothing To Get Excited About
Have a little faith in your congregation's ability to think for themselves.
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