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Bringing the World to Me

Posted on 10/26/2022 by paulefallon

Next week, we’re having dinner with an organic farmer from Australia. Last week, a nurse from the Philippines shared the antics of that country’s infamous ruling family Marcos. Last month, a Russian geology student, nearing the end of the H-1 … Continue reading →

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Beautiful

Posted on 10/19/2022 by paulefallon

“What I really remember…was the man telling my mother and me that it was difficult for his wife to live in Norman, because in Norman, no one tells you that you’re beautiful. ‘Not at the grocery store. Not at the … Continue reading →

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The Planet Fitness Conundrum

Posted on 10/12/2022 by paulefallon

Planet Fitness has built a nationwide network of fitness centers based on simple economics: $10 per month. For the well healed, a Black Card membership at $23.99 entitles you to use any Planet Fitness location, have unlimited guests, and use … Continue reading →

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PERFECTION

Posted on 10/05/2022 by paulefallon

I associate the pandemic years with heightened awareness and training about how racism infiltrates, and often defines, our culture; the underbelly of white supremacy and capitalism. After George Floyd’s death, I spent many an evening in Zoom workshops and trainings, … Continue reading →

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MFA Boston Draws a Clear Line Between Fine Art and Community

Posted on 09/28/2022 by paulefallon

It was the staples, that got to me. Stickpins too. My friend Jackie emailed, in total excitement. A drawing she had made of her grandson, William, had been selected for an MFA Boston exhibit, “Portraits of Leadership.” “I’m not really … Continue reading →

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AIM!

Posted on 09/14/2022 by paulefallon

In case you are wondering what the opportunity cost of our consumer culture is, I suggest it is 234%: the net difference between a tube of Crest or Colgate toothpaste and their lowly competitor: AIM. There are over 330 million … Continue reading →

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Tyranny in Fact and Fiction

Posted on 09/07/2022 by paulefallon

My summer reading developed a prescient theme: tyranny. Every day, we hear terms like fascist, oligarch, autocrat, even democracy, tossed around the media with little or no consensus meaning. I developed a thirst to better understand what tyranny really is, … Continue reading →

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1776: All Over Again

Posted on 07/19/2022 by paulefallon

My God, Paul, how many times have you seen this show? The thought synapsed through my brain as the lights dimmed on a covey of actors in revolutionary era brocade and buckles belting, “For God Sake, John, Sit Down!” My … Continue reading →

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I Dreamed a Dream

Posted on 07/13/2022 by paulefallon

Sunday morning, July 3. Walking to the gym through a deserted city. Seventy degrees. Overcast. Listless. I love summer in the city. The Whole Foods crowd has Tesla’d off to their beaches and mountains. Leaving behind quiet stillness, a smattering … Continue reading →

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This Independence Day: Free the Territories

Posted on 07/04/2022 by paulefallon

It’s not often that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and I land on the same side of an issue. When it happens, the subject in question must occupy that obscure tangent where progressive ideology and libertarian thinking meet. Points of … Continue reading →

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