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From Boy Box to Plastic Man

By David W. Boles on August 19, 2009 9:26 AM | 2 Comments

There is something viscerally pleasing when your fingers have to dig in to the corners of a candy box to lift the flaps to reveal a hidden taste from the void. Unfortunately, the boxed candy of my childhood has been replaced with the convenience of -- and the impossibility of tearing open -- a plastic bag.

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Crossing the Uncanny Valley

By David W. Boles on August 28, 2008 8:54 AM | 2 Comments

If you aren't a member of TED.com, you should be -- "TED" stands for "Technology, Entertainment and Design" -- and some of the most forward-thinking and brilliant minds appear there to share with you the truths of what they know.

John Q. Walker gives a fine lecture on how he has been able to recreate the great pianists -- not performances, but the aesthetic and style of the performer -- by digitally discerning finger pressure, pedal movement and their artistic, ethereal, intention.

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Was Jesus Born of a Roman Raping?

By David W. Boles on April 24, 2008 8:34 AM | 6 Comments

I was startled to read today that Jesus -- yes, THAT Jesus -- may have been the child born from a Roman raping of his mother, Mary.

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The Role of the Playwright in Society

By David W. Boles on March 28, 2008 8:49 AM | No Comments

The role of the Playwright in Society is to make public the will of the Gods and to enforce human laws of conscience and justice.

Using otherworldly inspiration and mortal thoughts, Playwrights sculpt believing and belonging for live presentation on the stage.

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The Body Does Not Lie

By David W. Boles on March 26, 2008 10:15 AM | No Comments

The mind is a liar.

The body is incapable of fostering a lie.

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Spitzer Knew the Evolutionarily Inevitable

By David W. Boles on March 17, 2008 10:13 AM | 7 Comments

The Eliot Spitzer Hooker Psychodrama playing out in the mainstream media has reminded me of other examples of a SuperGenius father and a cursed son.

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The Burning Hand

By David W. Boles on March 7, 2008 8:17 AM | No Comments

We all know a match burns twice.

Few realize hot water burns forever.

Boiled water in a cup spilled once on your wrist burns you twice on your hand then thrice on your leg -- and on and on in evaporating, fiery, droplets -- as you react and flinch until there's nothing left of you to burn.

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