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  • Negative Ions

    You might find this interesting. An ion is an atom or molecule that has gained or lost one or more electrons (electrons are negative charged). If it gains an extra electron,…

  • Two Words Are Two Words

    This is an excerpt from English Studies (2026) by Elia Kazan, now available. A quick lesson on language precision They may have overlap, such as a Venn Diagram. It may also…

  • ELT and Visas

    The following is an excerpt from my bookMiscellaneous Advice (4th edition, 9.15.2026) ELT (English Language Teaching) Certificates There are two types of certificates: the TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and the…

  • Foreign Words and Italics

    Foreign terms and phrases that are so common and have become “part of the English language” do not require italics. a priori. Based on theory, not empirical observation. “We don’t know…

  • Pets

    TALK to your animals. Sure, they may not understand syntax, grammar rules, and certain specifics like that, but they 100% understand meaning, tone, intent, and emotion. They know if you are loving,…

  • The Coffee Cup 

    Bring glass, stainless steel, or ceramic reuseable. According to a study conducted by the University of British Columbia, humans throw away approximately 58 billion coffee cups each year. This probably amounts…

  • Digital Receipts; An Urgency

    We need digital receipts. It is ridiculous how we are printing foot-long receipts for simple, everyday purchases.  In the United States alone, we produce approximately 686 million to 1.5 billion pounds of paper…

  • New Restaurant Model: Steaks

    The following is an excerpt from my book Research and Advice (2026). Get a copy today! A great idea for a food truck is calling it “Steaks,” just serving various cuts…

  • The Nuisance Muffler: A 21st Century Invasive Species

  • Anthropology Overview

  • “Zero Tolerance” Laws Against Marijuana Metabolites; Violating Personal Freedom, Due Process, and Equal Protection

  • Why You Might Be Better Off Without Representation

    I was appointed a court-appointed private attorney—not a public defender—and my experience was disappointing to say the least, but I didn’t know better.  A public defender is a salaried government employee…

  • Men: Be Quiet, Observe, and Serve, and the Relationship Will Thrive

    Disclaimer: The following applies to any relationships really.  If you want to serve someone, shut the fuck up and observe. Study. Then serve accordingly. Men: NEVER interrupt, speak over, or in any way…

  • Summary and Analysis of Siddhartha (1922) and The Alchemist (1988)

  • Protein and Calories

    Instructions: Take your body weight (in pounds) and multiply it by one of the following numbers. By the way, the squiggly line before the numbers means “approximately”. I’m going to use…

  • Step One: Don’t Go to Jail

  • Squatter or Colonizer, What’s the Difference?

    As a first generation immigrant who is a nomadic writer, I fantasize about owning land, this way people can “bug off.” When I think about some people who own land today,…

  • Let Your Dog Sniff!

    Occasionally I would let my dog sniff ad nauseam. But most of the time, I would tug him and force him to march along with me. It was my “exercise” after…

  • Red Flags in BPD

    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects (emotional states, moods, and feelings), along with marked impulsivity. This…

  • You Did It All, Now Take a Hike

    You became a “product” before you were are allowed to become a “person.” If one were to offer advice to a celebrity, it would be to focus on reclaiming their agency…

  • Cardiovascular Health

    This article is about sodium limits, potassium, added sugar limits, fiber, walking, and sleep.  I. Sodium Bombs The elephant in the room. The monster beneath the bed. Restaurants and fast food…

  • What Happened to WE THE PEOPLE ?

    For many of us Americans, the promise of life in this country has always been independence: the simple right to live freely without constant oversight. However, we are reaching a tipping…

  • As They Say in Chicago: “News Is Just Old Things Happening to New People”

    Despite the rapid acceleration of technology, the core of the human experience remains remarkably the same (at least for the past 10,000 years). This is what social scientists call “perennialism.” It…

  • Talent or Beauty? Or both?

    My critique on popularity statistics in content creation is simple: it doesn’t always have to do with talent, skill, novelty, or depth of knowledge. Sometimes, it is purely a matter of…

  • What’s with all these Woo Woo Videos on YouTube, Chosen One? Analyzing New Age “Spiritual Ego” Content

    Perhaps it’s just my algorithm. I accidentally stumbled through some “You Are So Close” and “People Are in Awe” videos that, quite frankly, I was left feeling pumped and excited. Genuine…

  • Cliché, Trite, Trendy Books; Performative Intellectualism

    Just like Eminem hated boy bands and pop princesses, I, as someone with a bachelor’s and master’s in English, dislike people who put on airs that they are sophisticated readers, meanwhile…

  • The OF Problem

    Is it fair to say that these consumers (the majority of whom are men) are deceiving themselves? What is actually fulfilling is an oxytocin-rich, tactile, and real human-to-human relationship. A parasocial…

  • What We’re Told Versus What’s Real

    As I get older, I find myself questioning war, foreign policy, and the stories nations tell themselves. Not from a place of hatred or ignorance, but from exhaustion and curiosity. Most…

  • Female Gothic: A Literary Tradition

    What do Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847), Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (1938), Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), and Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic (2020) all share? While the settings shift from the windswept moors of…

  • Answer Your Phone MF!

    We have a $1,000 supercomputer in our pockets that can track stars in the night sky and draft legal manuscripts, but it takes a four-step tactical checklist just to make sure…

  • What Happens to a Celebrity’s Fanbase When the Celebrity Is Single Versus in a Relationship?

    I hope this doesn’t sound “bad” or “cynical,” rather I am observing a very real, documented phenomenon in the entertainment industry called “Parasocial Fantasy. In sociology and marketing, this isn’t just…

  • Dating in 2026

    Me: I’m curious, what are your thoughts on dating for people who are in their 20s and 30s? When you go on social media, you see a lot of complaining—”red pilled”…

  • Rule Number One: Don’t Get Sunburnt to Begin With

    Preventing sunburn is a metaphor for life. But let’s actually discuss prevention literally. Prevention is always the best method. Without sufficient foreshadowing, one can impulsively go for a “mental health walk”…

  • How to Have Rizz with Strangers

    Be a klutz. Be awkward. Mess up. To get stronger, one must do reps. Socializing is no different. Freestyling rap is no different. If you never rap, and the music starts…

  • RIP Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez

    On September 12, 2025, ICE agents conducting a “targeted enforcement mission” and attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican national, in Franklin Park, Illinois. The encounter…

  • Cookie-Cutter Cities

    Why do American towns and cities look similar, meanwhile European towns and cities look quaint and unique? Most European towns are extremely old and developed organically long before cars, national chains,…

  • Stepping on Her Shoes and Spilling Your Drink on Them

    We hear a lot how “men are attracted to fertility, youth, and beauty” and women care more about “resources, maturity, and kindness.”[1] Let’s break down what women want.  Saying women mostly care…

  • Great Works In Literature

    Ancient & 19th Century Apology, Plato (c. 399 BC) This work records the speech Socrates gave at his trial, where he was charged with impiety and corrupting the youth of Athens. Socrates famously…

  • What’s Wit All Deez “Spiritual Channelers” Blowing Up on YouTube?

    What’s with all the “channelers” and “star seeds” on YouTube who are like saying all these “you have a secret admirer”, “haters tried to take you down,” “You are going to…

  • “Wow, You Look Amazing.” Human Communication in the Online World. Keep It Stranger-Friendly.

    In the online world we largely live in today in 2026, human communication is of paramount interest. How do I say something authentic without being ill-received? This is especially true when…

  • Counter Service Tipping

    You order a smoothie. Almond milk, frozen yogurt, half a banana, and some blueberries. 16 ounces, seven full dollars. The person at the counter takes your payment, then flips the screen…

  • Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown”

    In “Young Goodman Brown” (1835), the line “a rampant hag was she” is meant to sound harsh and insulting by design. First, the wording. A “hag” in older English refers to…

  • Pilgrims and Flirting

    Excerpt from my latest book Forever ImprovingReleased April 25, 2026 In order to gain in life, you have to use some sense of “gentle” ferocity. Sitting on your ass and “hoping”…

  • 50 Cent Archive

  • Advice to Men, Gender Differences, and Hypergamy

    The following is an excerpt from my book Forever Improving, coming out April 25, 2026 on this website. Men: don’t fawn over women. Don’t over-signal interest through excessive compliments in the initial courtship phase. But here’s…

  • “Developed” versus “Developing” Countries

    “First, Second, and Third World” classifications are obsolete.[1] The proper terms are Developed (e.g., United States, Germany, Japan) and Developing (e.g., Brazil, India, Mexico), even though these can be “overlapping and contested.”…

  • Tonight’s Dating App Line-Up

    The 24-year-old bisexual flight attendant who doesn’t want kids. 35% body-fat.  The 24-year-old nurse who sometimes smokes. The 26-year-old who posts pictures of her and her ex. The 26-year-old au pair…

  • Advice on Dating: Don’t Try

    Do men really choose women, or are women more choosing of the man? It seems like men can flirt, give attention, put themselves out there, but it never works, and the…

  • RIP Protein Shakes

    I used to dabble with protein shakes, but honestly, they often make my stomach hurt, give me gas, and give me burning liquid shits.  To make such, milk or soy undergoes…

  • How to Create a Print-Ready Book Using Microsoft Word

    Please see the following Google Drive PDF document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ay7sR-kJPDI9SV7sVncf8GY8f1k0qFKs/view?usp=sharing

  • Stop Calling The Police On Me

    By Elia Kazan, 2/26/2026 There is a growing cultural habit of escalating ordinary social interactions into police encounters. I have experienced this repeatedly while doing nothing more than existing in public…

  • Locating Work Without Leaking Your Life

    By Elia KazanAn excerpt from “Research and Advice” (2026) Word of Mouth; Nepotism Still AliveWhen it comes to employment, how are people actually getting jobs? The most common way people are…

  • Police Asking For Your ID; A Chess Game in Real-Time

    The following is a Google Drive protected document (PDF): Police Asking For Your ID; A Chess Game in Real-Time

  • Pennys, Mirrors, and Cokeheads

  • what’s wit all deez Instagram models?

    By ChatGPT: “Yeah, I get exactly what you’re bumping up against. You’re not crazy for feeling this way—and you’re also not missing some secret rulebook everyone else got. Here’s the straight…

  • “Let It Enfold You” by Charles Bukowski (1996)

    either peace or happiness,let it enfold you when I was a young manI felt these things weredumb, unsophisticated.I had bad blood, a twistedmind, a precariousupbringing. I was hard as granite, Ileered…

  • Mac Miller and Bill The Kid Freestyle Session (11/15/2008)

    YouTube URL: Mac Miller and Bill The Kid Freestyle SessionInstrumental: Respiration (Pete Rock Remix Instrumental) – Black Star. LYRICS [Mac Miller] What up y’all. It’s your boy Easy Mac [Bill The…

  • Ice Cream: What to Avoid, What to Buy

    Here are store brands you should buy: Rebel Creamery, Simple Truth Keto, So Delicious, Keto Pint. Artisan or homemade is just six ingredients: heavy cream, whole milk, sugar (cane sugar), egg…

  • Eternal

    It’s eternal. Humpin hoes like a gerbil. Jumpin jailers like a hurdle. Making her moan like Myrtle. She said she slow like a turtle. I make that turtle Squirtle. I’m more…

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