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The Uglification Doomsday Scenario
How the "Uglification of Everything" Could Lead to the Downfall of Western Civilization (but Won't)
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Peter Clarke
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May 2024

April 2024

When Pop Culture Came to Forks, Washington
If Forks Can Break Into Pop Culture, Maybe Your Town Can Too
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Peter Clarke
Peak Experiences Are Too Amazing to Be So Rare
I don’t agree with Buddha that life is suffering. But it is, most of the time, pretty “meh.” It’s routines, unsatisfying small-talk, and the occasional…
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Peter Clarke

March 2024

Oklahoma City to Build the Tallest Skyscraper in the US
An Urban Mythology Analysis
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Peter Clarke
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San Francisco Peaked
San Francisco peaked in the early days of film noir. Its most hopeful moment was the mirror scene in Orson Welles’s film, The Lady from Shanghai. This…
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Peter Clarke

February 2024

A Peculiar Thing About Money
In the mindset of the Puppet Master
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Peter Clarke
E-Therapy Girls
“Maybe we both learned something today.”
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Peter Clarke

January 2024

The Pataphysical Lyfe
Is that a bird, a plane? No, it's Alfred Jarry's absinthe bottle.
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Peter Clarke
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When Sloppy Drunk Rave Jesus Returns
Happy New Year to everyone eagerly awaiting the glorious return of RAVE JESUS
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Peter Clarke

December 2023

Meditating on Quantum Archeology
Resurrect your dead self in your mind and enjoy the ride.
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Peter Clarke
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