Are 40 of the 100 best American restaurants in New York City?

In a new approach to ranking the top restaurants in the world, New York dominated the list when filtered for restaurants in the United States. Continue reading “Are 40 of the 100 best American restaurants in New York City?”

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Gay Marriage is Legal! Let’s celebrate SCOTUS’ decision with cartoons and memes!

With a 5-4 majority vote by the Supreme Court, same-sex marriage has been legalized across all 50 states in the United States of America. Continue reading “Gay Marriage is Legal! Let’s celebrate SCOTUS’ decision with cartoons and memes!”

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On human empathy: How deeply do you care about complete strangers?

I’ve been wanting to write something about the New York Times article, “The Dutch Mourn Flight 17’s Victims in Their Own Sober Way,” ever since I read it three weeks ago. The piece discussed how and why we mourn or empathize with certain events; how humans emotions are limited by the “distance” or “connection” Continue reading “On human empathy: How deeply do you care about complete strangers?”

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How bad feelings can turn you into a jaded asshole without you knowing it

I don’t think I am a particularly happy or sad person, but an approach I’m always trying to tweak is balancing good feelings and bad ones, and treating them equally. Continue reading “How bad feelings can turn you into a jaded asshole without you knowing it”

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