ESI Staff
The Dirt on Nicky
Blackberries vs. vampires
Do you have dirt under your fingernails? It’s okay if you do. Squeamish naifs from Beverly Hills might blame your dysgenic heritage,...
American Insights
The Struggle of the Ages
It was a time of fear, suspicion, and uncertainty. It was, in a sense, like any other time in history,...
The Coffee Table
Felonious Friends and Foes
I had several things I could have written about this week. But then there was the elephant in the room: A former president...
HavingREELFun
I hope everybody had a safe and happy holiday weekend. There was some very bad weather, and I heard so many stories about tent...
Hall Closets
‘I’m just knocking around the zoo on a Thursday afternoon
There’s bars on all the windows and they’re counting up the spoons.
If I’m feelin edgy,...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Hey, can you spell ABC?
The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., formed a spelling bee in 1925, and only stopped it twice, once during World War...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 5 – 11, 2024.
Weddings & Families – a Study
The sign Gemini, the month of June, and the love/wisdom sign of Jupiter all bring thoughts of weddings to...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
Ernesto Rodriguez answers his phone. Yikes! He’s real!
He lives on Catalina Island off the southern California coast, is a former psychologist, and took a...
The Dirt on Nicky
Roly-poly
Roly-polies are related to lobsters, and they have pouches like kangaroos. They are not insects, and they scamper faster than you might expect. Though...
The Coffee Table
My Apologies—I’m a Vegetarian
In last week’s Coffee Table column, I wrote about the acute discomfort I felt when a complete stranger questioned me about...