Benjamin Franklin – The Cultural Gutter

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The corner goes at the front! You’re not a pirate.

By Alex MacFadyen on February 4, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

So Winston Churchill, Emma Goldman, and Alexander Graham Bell walk into a bar… Murdoch Mysteries isn’t quite as over the top as that, but it’s still basically what you get. Substitute Benjamin Franklin, Betsy Ross, and Pandora and you’d have Sleepy Hollow, which actually is that over the […]

Later is when we have less time

By Alex MacFadyen on March 12, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Impatience is a trait that can be irritating, both in other people and oneself, and often results in disaster. In one of my previous articles, Don’t Be That Guy, I used the term “incapacitatingly impatient” to describe all the crazy things people do because they can’t bring themselves […]