Below is a long blog post about 150 years ago when the American Civil War was raging. I have always been interested in this period, and it has become even more so after having recently completed reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson; her book tells the story of African Americans who left the south for better lives elsewhere (in fact they were fleeing slavery). This essay below shows how white people from Alabama – including my great-great grandparents – tried to deal with the issue: by simply leaving rather than fight!…

Below is a long blog post about 2016. I’ve included it here because it includes an explanation of the changes in my work this year, and also why you won’t be seeing as many photos on Facebook or Instagram going forward – if at all. I hope to see some of you over Christmas! Below is a long blog post about 2015, the year I finally finished my book. It will be on this site until at least next Tuesday (the end of January), so if you’re interested in reading it and don’t want to miss out then please subscribe!…

Below is a long blog post about 2014, and then an even longer one on the year ahead. The first covers my goals for last year; what I achieved; and why it’s important to keep these goals in mind going forward (or not). At the end of 2013, I set out some fairly ambitious plans for myself - including a goal that I’d do something every day which would either improve my health or make me feel good/stronger.…

Below is a long blog post about 2019, and the future of my work. I wanted to take time out at this end-of-year moment to share with you some thoughts on where things are headed for me in 2020: This year was one that brought many challenges but also much growth – both personally as well as professionally. I want to start by saying thank you. Thank you so very much for all your support over these last few years since I started publishing my books, doing courses online, starting up podcasts and other projects like running retreats.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 new features that I think are worth mentioning. This article is really awesome, and it will be very helpful for me in future… Thanks for sharing this useful information with us.. Below is a long blog post about 40 years of development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). I have been working on AI for over forty years, and I am now officially an “elder statesman” since we’re still calling it that.…

Below is a long blog post about 40 years of the U.S.-Vietnam War, by Ngo Vinh Long: “I was just eight when my family left Saigon in April 1975 to take refuge at the American embassy. I remember leaving our home that morning and getting on an airplane with hundreds of other people who were trying desperately to get out while they still could.” I grew up as a Vietnamese-American during this era—in the same part of California where many others did too!…

Below is a long blog post about 100,000+ words of content on how to build an online business. I’m writing this for the sake of making it easy to share with others in the future and also as a reference point myself when needed. If you like or don’t mind, please feel free to pass along any parts that help you! It would be great if some of these ideas can benefit other people too.…

Below is a long blog post about 2019’s best and worst games. I’m writing it because the site needs content, but also because as someone who works in video game journalism this kind of stuff is very important to me for obvious reasons (and maybe other less-obvious ones). I’ve been playing video games since before most people had even heard of them; my first memory was being shown how to play Space Invaders at age three.…

Below is a long blog post about 2018. I am grateful for all of the people who have reached out to me since I’ve been gone, and the friends who helped get my website back up so that it looks like this (and thank you to those who donated too). It was nice being able to sit down with some people today and catch-up after not seeing them in person for years….…

Below is a long blog post about 2017’s SXSW Film Festival. There will be spoilers for many of the films that were screened there, and also some things you might not want to read if you are trying to avoid knowing anything about upcoming movies! In Austin we had to go through security just like everyone else - they made us take off our jackets in order to get into the building where all the film festival screenings took place.…