The Wall

I’m glad you asked. It’s always wise to be critically aware of information sources. My assistants are librarians, who tend to be pretty good at finding information and try hard to adhere to a librarian code of ethics of neutrality. The news media is a complex mix. The most important thing: When you agree wholeheartedly is when you’re at your most misinformation-vulnerable. Pause & reflect before clicking like or share. To find out more about finding dependable information in the news environment, visit library.bc.edu/know-news.

Sadly, humans are destroying the orangutan’s environment to create plantations for palm oil, so it wouldn’t likely be orangutans. Most of the other apes are endangered or already on the brink. The hard truth is that it already happened a few million years ago when one group of primates stood up, and overran all the others. Now we’re in an era many are calling the anthropocene, and the apes in charge are kind of making a mess.

You look amazing! But I think you want one of my other distant cousins, the shiny one, for a definitive ruling.

Satanist is a broad and varied category: some are theistic and believe in the existence of a literal Satan, while others use Lucifer as the original symbol of resistance and bringer of enlightenment to humankind. Much like any religion or worldview, there’s a huge variety in what Satanists believe (and how scary they may be). A good place to start would be learning about mainstream American satanism as practiced by LaVey’s Church of Satan or The Satanic Temple. Or enjoy the OG Satan that inspired the religious movements by reading Milton’s Paradise Lost!

Be your authentic self. I am sure you will attract a mate who is equally authentic. Authentic is sexy.

Either you’ll just know (for some people and relationships it works that way), or you’ll make a choice to be with them until you can no longer picture your life without them. Love is a choice.

Ice Age baby is a character in an enjoyable animated film. In order to attract attention to themselves, some social media accounts decided to express violent remarks about the character, and as these things go, the tweets captured some attention for a while. That’s the full extent of my thoughts.

While not super helpful in the short term, time will do the trick. For now try exploring the neighborhoods of Brighton, Newton, and Brookline by foot with Neko Case, Florence + the Machine, and Gloria Gaynor on repeat. Sending hugs.

Why not?