01  TROPIC OF CAPRICORN, HENRY MILLER 02 L’ETRANGER, ALBERT CAMUS 03 LE PETIT PRINCE, ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY 04 THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, TIM O’BRIEN 05 IQ84, HARUKI MURAKAMI 06 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE, HARUKI MURAKAMI 07 FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, ERNEST HEMINGWAY 08 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE, GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ 09 LOLITA, VLADIMIR NABOKOV 10 LESS THAN ZERO, BRET EASTON ELLIS HONORABLE MENTIONS: CRIME…

Here I explore a very slippery subject, as I attempt to tap into the complex moral dilemma of whether or not great art produced by a morally wayward person can be justified. In college I found myself in a very memorable debate with a professor, as he mourned the suffering the undeniably gifted poet Ezra…

In this post I explore the topic of HIV/AIDS from both local and global perspectives to touch upon disease treatment, prevention, and education. Let’s start talking to save lives. This Saturday, May 18, marks World AIDS Vaccine Day, which brings me to a topic of discussion that I have been told I speak about about…

What do you think of when you hear the word “prostitute?” Do you picture a seedy motel where shameful acts happen in the shadows for crumpled bills? Or do you envision a dazzling model type smiling on a beach in Greece with her companion conveniently cut out of the shot? While the first visual more…

The recent fire at Notre Dame had me questioning how we use social media to recognize tragedy in digital times. Is it used more as a self-serving platform or to draw much needed attention to causes? April 15 marked a monumental loss, as Notre Dame caught fire, and the world watched in shocked awe as…