I knew it was inevitable, and even still, I was too slow on the draw. A little over a month ago, Amsterdam’s city council voted in coalition to evict the infamous brothels of the Red Light District. The tourists had behaved in such a way that the natives were collectively…

Each suspect felt more convincing than the last. As I watched the new HBO documentary on the mythical mystery of D.B. Cooper, I wondered why so many would claim to be the only sky pirate to ever elude the omnipotent FBI. …

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.” — Socrates The Story Funny story, the most important moment of my life was winning a charity dodgeball tournament. Until the confetti fell, until I found myself kneeling with my best friends and younger…

Well, if you want to keep it short, you can finally stop believing. After the lights came on in the theater, so many clichés permeated like a conversation at a bar. Be careful what you wish for, never say never, and expect the worst, but hope for the best all…

Sic Semper Tyrannis, Part Two — Sic Semper Tyrannis — What Truly Happens to Tyrants? (Part 1) One of the craziest things I’ve ever seen was Muammar Gaddafi being beaten to death by a cheering mob.medium.com “I am Syrian, I was made in Syria, I have to live in Syria and die in Syria.” — Bashar al-Assad Two years after a Tunisian vendor set fire to himself in protest, Syria would become the largest humanitarian crisis of the 21st century.

The last thing any of us needs, especially in the age of the boring twenties, is a reason to drink. On the 17th, many will wake up to guarantees. Twenty-somethings across the nation will be hugging porcelain, cops will be brawling, and not one snake(or druid) will be forced out…

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” Full transcript/recording of the address: Farewell Address | Eisenhower Presidential Library $6,000,000,000,000. That’s a conservative…

Follow the adventures of Kay, a nubile young woman out for a night of salacious possibilities. Scenarios A, B, C, and D are listed at the bottom. Enjoy! INT. Havana 59 Cigar Bar — Night Open on a beautiful twenty-something woman sitting at the counter of a posh cigar bar…