Ted Lasso Inspires Success through Benevolence and Competence
Throughout the ten-episode first season, Lasso aims through his every action to help those around him become “the best versions of themselves.”
TV & Film
I Can Reach Any Star: The Beautiful Philosophy of Star Trek: Enterprise
We're going to stumble, make mistakes, I'm sure more than a few before we find our footing, but we're going to learn from those mistakes. That's what being human is all about. —Captain Jonathan Archer, “Star Trek: Enterprise—Shockwave: Part 2” (2002) Star Trek has...
Freak Out with Tom Papa
Are you ready for intelligent, benevolent comedy? Let me introduce you to Freaked Out with Tom Papa. So much comedy is cynical or mean spirited or just not funny. This one-hour routine from 2013 is a beautiful exception. Tom Papa: Freaked Out appeals to the...
Music for Freedom: Ennio Morricone’s “Run Man Run”
When I was young, my father introduced me to many Western films. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, movies such as The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, My Name is Nobody, and Death Rides a Horse portrayed powerful themes of heroism, justice,...
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