Monthly Archives: July 2010

Heat wave for two weeks now. The sun hits it like a golden spear and splinters into daggers. The humidity makes everything sweat. Above in the burnished sky, a hawk draws lazy circles to an airplane’s hum. Just returned from … Continue reading →

Chris Nolan’s newest film Inception owes a large debt to Dreamscape, The Matrix, and probably even The Thirteenth Floor. But inspiration is not the same as imitation, and what is remarkable is that Nolan has taken those ingredients and mixed … Continue reading →

I landed the cover story of The Humanist’s July issue, and it’s probably about someone you know. I’m not an especially compromising guy, so “America’s Addiction to Belief” is not compromising. We live in a culture which prizes belief on … Continue reading →