List: On Culture | Curated by Douglas Giles, PhD

Dec 29, 2024
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On Culture
Douglas Giles, PhD
Help Me Understand, Vol. 3: Killing Cartoon CharactersRenewing a series on ponderables; help me understand
Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
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The Fine Line Between Patriotism and JingoismWhat is it that people are honoring?
Oct 21, 2024
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Oct 21, 2024
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deterritorialization
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Understand That Nazis Were Not MonstersRidiculous you say? Yes and no. We must first understand what evil is.
Aug 16, 2024
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Aug 16, 2024
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The Best Ever Indie MovieAnd a great story about the evils of the corporate music industry
Jul 26, 2024
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Jul 26, 2024
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The Proper Amount of WhelmWords are odd critters
Jul 18, 2024
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Jul 18, 2024
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Inserting Philosophy
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How About We Just Get Rid of Gender Labels?Removing the masks, we can see the individual people who the labels obscure.
Sep 26, 2021
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Sep 26, 2021
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An Injustice!
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Pride Month — Why We Should(n’t) CareWhat are lost among the homophobia and corporate gaywashing
Jun 21, 2024
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Jun 21, 2024
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One Empty Gesture Requiring Posting the Ten CommandmentsHoly platitudes, Batman!
Jun 20, 2024
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Jun 20, 2024
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Writers and Readers for a Better M.
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Serious Issues Matter, Whether or Not You CareSeriously …
Jun 21, 2024
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Jun 21, 2024
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What I’ve Learned Searching for a Book PR FirmPatience, definitely, but also a few things about the industry
Jun 9, 2024
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Jun 9, 2024
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Help Me Understand, Vol. 2: InfluencersHelp teach an old philosopher new tricks
May 28, 2024
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May 28, 2024
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The Mild Strangeness of the Amazon Associates ProgramA window into human behavior?
May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Artists, You Will Never Recapture 1870s ParisLet go of pretension and move on
May 6, 2024
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May 6, 2024
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Why Do People Use Hair Dye?What are they trying to gain?
Apr 28, 2024
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Apr 28, 2024
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Bros I Forgot to IncludeBrohavior is found in many areas of society
May 5, 2024
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May 5, 2024
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The Problem Isn’t Men, It’s BrosDeconstructing prejudice
Apr 10, 2024
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Apr 10, 2024
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The Two Worst Inventions?Well, who can judge, but these two were really bad for humanity
Mar 14, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024
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Farscape was “Woke” Before Anyone Whined about “Wokeness”From a distant part of the universe to the realities of how we are
Jan 29, 2024
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Jan 29, 2024
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Fashion Is for SheepNeither follower nor conformer be
Jan 15, 2024
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Jan 15, 2024
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Douglas Giles, PhD
Stop Dehumanizing People With Your WritingPaying attention to a simple detail can mean so much
Jan 13, 2024
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Jan 13, 2024
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