BuddhAI
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff A robot named Gabi made international headlines in early May when it underwent a public initiation ceremony to become a Buddhist monk. The robot joined the Jogye Order, South Korea’s...
Tagged: humanity
Born on Good Friday
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff I was born on Good Friday. I wasn’t raised religious, but I’ve always understood the cultural significance of that date and worn it like a birthmark. My life began...
Proselytizing despair
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Pop culture started down a dark path in the early 2010s with the rise of shows like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, which have dominated the TV...
Together in the graveyard
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff There’s a patch of shade behind my house hidden under the drooping boughs of ocean spray shrubs. The only markers now separating it from the surrounding forest are the...
Emily Articulated: How about this weather?
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist I never used to understand why everyone talked about the weather. Throughout my childhood and adolescence, quippy weather observation was the small talk go-to ahead of, “How are you?”...
Worms on the pavement
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff If an advanced civilization of sentient rocks, or perhaps gaseous clouds, came to Earth in their starships, how would they perceive us? Would they recognize that humanity is made...
The Lumber Jill: The antidote to fear
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist MAGA flags flapped atop their twin flagpoles as we chatted amicably with our clients. They showed us to their riverfront beach, provided chairs, invited us to return with...
