In the basement of the last Furr’s Cafeteria in America, the heads of Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook meet each September 8 with leaders of the two main political parties, presidents of major corporations and advertising agencies, and a rotating cast of foreign enemies and enemy domestic celebrities. Their long-term goal is the eradication of […]
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Greg (not his real name) appeared at my door hurting and shattered. I ushered him inside and gave him a hug, perhaps the first he’d had in months that wasn’t from his kids. “How are you?” I asked. “I’ve been better,” he said, tearing up. I took him into the kitchen and poured two cups
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The Lhasa Apso is a beautiful dog with a storied history. It was originally bred by Tibetan Buddhist Monks to live in temples of nobility and sleep with its masters. Recorded history of the breed goes back to 800 B.C.E., when the Lhasa was claimed to be the sacred vessel of its master’s soul upon