Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The 23 Most Unforgivable Military Blunders of 1941 17 Propaganda Posters That Will Make You Feel Feelings 10 Problems Only People In The French Resistance Understand Winston Churchill And FDR Would Be The World’s Greatest Power Couple 31 Biggest Landmine Fails Of 1943 14 Things That Happened At The Yalta Conference The Story Of The…

I entered your bright white fluorescent hell like a lost soul entering a strange and despotic land. I needed new earbuds and I needed them urgently enough to brave your tangled maze of poor choices and suspiciously named in-house brands imported from only the least discerning Chinese factories. Nexxtech sounds like an anime produced by…

Cross-Country Tweeting Time Zone Adapting Fluff Media Coverage Endurance Excessive Patriotism Displays Apathy Feigning Uninformed Criticism of Ice Hockey Lineups Synchronised Homophobia

I don’t remember how I learned about death. It may have been when my grandfather died, or it may have been when I lost Goldfish, my beloved pet goldfish. I don’t remember when I learned how to not name things like an idiot, either. But however I learned about it, I quickly became obsessed. The…

Get groceries. Do the laundry. Look for a new job. Launch a successful, rewarding career. Find true love. Get married. Have children. Raise children well. Have a full lifetime’s worth of accomplishments, experiences, friendships, moments of awe, and love. Make a difference in the world. Come to the grim realisation that no matter how much…

I’m not someone who apologises for thinking big. I don’t have failures—I have learning experiences. I believe that no dream ever ends—it just gets put on the backburner. But as the year draws to a close, I am forced to acknowledge that some of my resolutions were not as realistic as they could have been.…

Everyone Thought This Young Man From Nazareth Was Crazy. Then People Started Listening To Him. The Romans Didn’t Take This Slave Leader Seriously. They Won’t Make That Mistake Again. An Inventor Calls It A Light Bulb. I Call It Amazing. These British And German Soldiers Were Told To Shoot Bullets At Each Other. They Decided…

The First Performance Review I Saw Three W-8BEN Tax Forms Come Sailing In Unenthusiastically Gathering Around the Christmas Tree Away in the Filing Room It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like We’re Going to Miss The Project Due Date Go Tell it on the Interoffice Memo Silent Night of Unpaid Overtime Go Where I Send…

I work three jobs. I volunteer at the soup kitchen, the homeless shelter and the doggie daycare. I go to yoga and Pilates and a fusion class that combines tai chi with French cooking. My calendar is so full that if you want to have coffee with me you’ll have to do it in mid-2015.…

Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, thank you for joining me today. Since the dawn of civilisation humanity and Pokémon have worked together for mutual benefit, and yet despite our long history there is still much we don’t know about our friends. While we have domesticated and bonded with many type of Pokémon, the violent, volatile…