by dave petraglia | May 1, 2014 | FICTION |
NOTEThe international magazine eFiction India held a competition in which the above illustration was suggested as the starting point for a short story. Contestants were asked to explain who the individuals in the photo were and what they were talking about. The...
by dave petraglia | May 15, 2014 | CULTURE |
(First published in Thought Catalog March 31, 2104) The t-shirt, staple of the American wardrobe. It’s casual, soft, simple, personal, social and ‘natural’, right? Not. It’s an environmental train derailment that spans two continents, which you pull over your head,...
by dave petraglia | Apr 23, 2014 | MEDICINE |
(First published in Loco Magazine, March 23, 2014) Desserts are fun. People love to eat them, and chefs love to make them. But I’m going to go against the grain and tell you that they can wreak havoc on your physiology in ways your cuisinier is not telling you. Take...
by dave petraglia | Apr 16, 2014 | PERSONALITIES |
(First published in Thought Catalog, March 14, 2014) Two presidents loved me. Richard Nixon and Barrack Obama. I didn’t even like Nixon. I don’t like Obama. But both of them saved my life. That’s love, right? For the purposes of explaining this theory, I want to say...
by dave petraglia | Apr 5, 2014 | TECHNOLOGY |
(First Published in Thought Catalog, March 5, 2014) Listen to that call sign jingle from WABC Radio New York on a late July afternoon. Close your eyes and take a breath of the hot sand wafting Coppertone and the sweat of Sabretts, Lucky Strikes and flat, warm RC...
