Big Ideas
Here you will discover a showcase of contemporary intellectual articles and subjects that shape overarching themes facing our world and challenge our individual perceptions and preconceived notions. Keep reading to discover topics ranging across all fields of human experiential existence and beyond.
What’s a Manuel Ferreira? Book Excerpt from The Prison Lady
Phyllis Taylor is the author of The Prison Lady, a memoir of her journey alongside prisoners. The following is an excerpt from her book. By 45, Manny, a great-looking Portuguese career criminal, had spent two dimes (ten year sentences) in the Kingston Pen. He was fond of boasting that
What’s a Manuel Ferreira? Book Excerpt from The Prison Lady
Phyllis Taylor is the author of The Prison Lady, a memoir of her journey alongside prisoners. The following is an excerpt from her book. By 45, Manny, a great-looking Portuguese career criminal, had spent two dimes (ten year sentences) in the Kingston Pen. He was fond of boasting that
Long Route to Beirut
By Robert Basler, Although it baffles me when I try to remember why this was, I used to enjoy occasional stints at the Reuters United
Traveling the World from My Sofa
By Bethany Browning, Sure, Squid Game is exciting, but have you seen those videos where people walk through a city for an hour? The concept
The Phenomenon of Internet 101-ism
By Nadia Schmidtke, An abundance of information within our reach is a dream that few could’ve imagined half a century ago. But how could we
Psychedelics and the Holocaust: A Journey Into Ancestral Memory
By Seth Lorinczi, My midlife crisis came a few years ago. It arrived right on time: I was in my 40s, married with a young
Daring to Not Have an Opinion is the Vulnerability We Need
By Nadia Schmidtke “All I am saying is that I’d rather give all that money to green energy research or something,” said my acquaintance. I
The Gabby Petito Case Highlights our Obsession with the Missing
By Leah Eichler When I was 12, my uncle spontaneously decided to whisk me and my brother away to Florida for our birthday. The plan
The Pandemic Taught Me I Don’t Need to Smile
I thought smiling made me a nice person. Not only was I making everyone’s day better by blessing them with an unobstructed view of my bright and shiny chompers, but I was showing them they matter. My smiling made others feel important.Then it dawned on me: My adult smiling was an offshoot of my childhood attention grabbing. Never was this more obvious to me than when I had to mask up for COVID.
Honey, a Robot Took my Job and That’s OK
By Leah Eichler “Are you saying, Dad, you’re glad you lost your job?” “In many ways, Josie, yes. And it’s not like I really
Did A Bank Teller Change Ontario’s Course on Basic Income?
By Jamie Swift During Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s 2018 election campaign, he promised to stay the course, funding the province’s Basic Income pilot project for
Here you will discover a showcase of contemporary intellectual articles and subjects that shape overarching themes facing our world and challenge our individual perceptions and preconceived notions. Keep reading to discover topics ranging across all fields of human experiential existence and beyond.