Let’s make it clear who we’re talking about here: The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is a Canadian hip-hop artist with a gorgeous voice and no record […]
The Weeknd’s “Echoes of Silence” a smooth shivery delight
Recommended Reading: Hesse’s “Siddartha”
Enlightenment does not have to be complex, or to be challenging, or erudite. One can find truth in the simplest texts, and not have to […]
Aphorism #5: True Freedom
Disclaimer: These posts certainly do not represent the opinion of the entire Oracle staff; they are the product of one person’s thoughts and should be […]
Fiction #1: Taxi
A short piece of a story that I’m writing; this is a part of something larger. The first piece of fiction I’ve posted on this […]
Aphorism #4: Errata of the Soul
Assorted snippets of text that hover somewhere between writing and poetry, written by me at various points over the past few weeks. Why are […]
Recommended Reading: Faulkner’s “The Fire and the Hearth”
A few days ago I found an ancient volume by the brilliant and revered American author William Faulkner (1897-1962), who was a novelist, playwright, short […]
Campbell’s ‘Hero’ and the Religious Debate
Every so often there is a book that puts one’s views and ideals in an absolute euphoric whirlwind, exposing the reader to levels of philosophical […]
Aphorism #3: The River of Memory
I can’t remember who told me, but I distinctly remember being told that memory, that time, is like a river. I was told that the […]
Music: Neutral Milk Hotel
There are some bands, like Sigur Ros, whose music inspires divine revelations and visions of open-air mountaintops; then there are albums like Neutral Milk Hotel’s […]
Plato’s “Crito” and Authority in High School
Disclaimer: These blog posts do NOT represent the opinions of the entire Oracle Staff, and only represent the opinions of one staffer. Recently I’ve tried […]
Remembering Steve Jobs
Today the world lost a very special man: Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO of Apple. For those of you who were unfamiliar with […]
Aphorism #2: The Triumvirate of Writing
Aphorisms are unpolished, unedited thoughts, straight out of the mental oven — errors in my argument or things that don’t make sense are likely and […]