AI is about to become the nuclear bomb of our online world. And we’re not talking about 8 or 9 nations having access to it — we’re talking about anyone with an internet connection. That’s billions of people — terrorists, extremists, greedy autocrats included. Oh and also your ex. I…

The story of a fictional small town in the middle of Arizona called Radiator Springs might hold the key to fixing the dangerous divisiveness that is plaguing American life. Eight months after my son was born, Trump took the reins of the United States announcing the end of the “American…

This morning, my wife shared with me a post from one of our town’s Facebook group that — quite accurately — pointed out the unusual silence this week of our community, usually very vocal around social causes and world events. This is what I responded. I’ve banned Facebook from my…

Why the Hollywood writers’ strike matters even to people who don’t care about, or even like, Hollywood. And yes, it’s about AI. As the last generation not born with a smartphone in the pocket of their onesie enters mid-life, something of a reckoning is happening. Big Tech has given us…

I’ve sat in the middle seat sandwiched between Art and Commerce for most of my adult life so I can tell you for a fact that the conversations these two are having are some of the most inspiring and innovation-inducing that I’ve ever heard. Even though they’ve never really liked…

Should that really be the question? I can hear it already (because I have, many times) Ah! French people! Obsessed with sex! Now let me tell you, after living in France for 27 years and in America for 11, I’ll pick French society’s relationship with sex any day of the…

Weeping on the observation chair. I received my first dose of the Moderna vaccine a couple of days ago. I wept the entire 15 minutes they kept me to make sure I was okay. I did not expect it, by any means. And yet… I don’t like doctors — I…

Separated since March by COVID travel bans, international couples are now starting to break up, cancelling their entire future, in large part due to the incompetence, indifference and / or laziness of the people in power. They say ‘Love knows no borders’. Yet 2020 reminded us that, unfortunately, it still…

Hopefully you won’t remember any of this. But we’ll make sure we do. Sweetheart, You were born in 2020. Odd choice some might say. Of course, it’s not like you had much of a say in the matter. You came in early February. At that point in the year, the…