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For Love’s Sake, Let’s Reclaim the Manic Pixie Dream Girl
(20th Century Fox)
Culture Essays 

For Love’s Sake, Let’s Reclaim the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

December 11, 2017June 11, 2021 11 min read Jeffrey Howard Archetypes, Love, Myth, Relationships

The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is a deservedly maligned Hollywood trope. But, she hearkens to an ancient archetype which can unlock a deeper understanding of love.

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A Divided World Needs to Make God a Useful Idea, Again Image by Eberhard Grossgasteiger
(Eberhard Grossgasteiger)
Essays Religion 

A Divided World Needs to Make God a Useful Idea, Again

December 1, 2017June 11, 2021 13 min read Nicole Carloni Christianity, Essential Reading, History, Judaism, Relationships

In his newest book, God: A Human History, Reza Aslan seeks to provide an explanation for this rise of what he refers to as “the humanized God.” He proposes a more pragmatic idea of god, instead.

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Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Other Heroic Lessons from The Dark Knight
(Warner Brothers/DC)
Essays Psychology 

Overcoming Childhood Trauma and Other Heroic Lessons from ‘The Dark Knight’

May 1, 2017May 9, 2020 15 min read Joshua R. H. Parsons Empathy, Family, Film, Neuroscience, Relationships

A cinematic masterpiece, ‘The Dark Knight’ is filled with insights into empathy and building emotional resiliency after childhood trauma.

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Lost Communication in a Completely Connected World Image by Jacob Ufkes
(Jacob Ufkes)
Ideas Science & Tech 

Lost Communication in a Completely Connected World

April 24, 2017June 3, 2020 5 min read Kelley Altizer Relationships

Like never before has technology been able to bring people together, from all over the world; yet, we struggle to resists its use as a way to alienate ourselves from one another.

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Should Parents Admit Having a Favorite Child? Image by London Scout
(London Scout)
Ideas Psychology 

Should Parents Admit Having a Favorite Child?

December 24, 2016March 27, 2021 5 min read Jeffrey Howard Family, Parenting, Relationships, Self-esteem

Whether parents admit it or not, most have a favorite child, though they should heavily consider whether admitting it would be in any child’s best interest.

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“Pragmatism, on the other hand, asks its usual question. ‘Grant an idea or belief to be true,’ it says, ‘what concrete difference will its being true make in anyone’s actual life? How will the truth be realized? What experiences will be different from those which would obtain if the belief were false? What, in short, is the truth’s cash-value in experiential terms?'” — William James

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