Reading Time: < 1 minute “In a moment of pain and anger, I almost committed a terrible atrocity.” After growing up in painful, abusive conditions, Aaron Stark was preparing to take as many lives as possible. Finding the gun was easy. Then an act of kindness changed his mind. If we are serious about preventing future atrocities, his story and […]
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Get to know your OnlySky columnists!
Reading Time: < 1 minute This is both a reminder that I have a very active YouTube channel and an invitation for you to get to know some of the other columnists here at OnlySky. There are a lot of us here and I am trying to get round to interviewing them all. The first place to start is with […]
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Interview: Content and Philosophy with Jonathan MS Pearce
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fellow OnlySky author Jonathan MS Pearce is a philosopher, author, columnist, and public speaker with an interest in writing about almost anything, from skepticism to science, politics, and morality, to the environment, because everything is philosophy. Guest: Jonathan MS Pearce He is also the author of several books, including Beyond An Absence of Faith: Stories […]
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Interview: The Satanic Chef, Adam Ostrofsky
Reading Time: < 1 minute I have known Adam for a few years now. We first met at The Satanic Temple’s headquarters. The Arizona chapter was all hanging out there while Stu, Michelle, and a few other people gave a series of talks. He went out and bought a grill and cooked an insane amount of food for everyone after […]
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Randy Faust: Dark art of drawing
Reading Time: < 1 minute Randy Faust is an artist and Satanist whose show The Dark Art of Drawing is available on Thesatanictemple.tv (TSTTV). Satanic art interview This week on ONP Jack sits down with artist and Satanist Randy Faust for a wide-ranging conversation about art, religion, business, and more. Randy’s work has been featured recently in Jason Lennox’s Satanic […]
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An impossible choice
Reading Time: < 1 minute A short film about the dichotomy between faith-based and science-based approaches to death and suffering. Written, directed, and edited by Steve Alvarez.
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Aziz Ansari argues there are no unskilled workers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Aziz Ansari has a new special out on Netflix, Nightclub Comedian. It clocks in at about 30 minutes and showcases the magic of New York City’s Comedy Cellar. Aziz discusses NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, white people’s love of Crazy Rich Asians, and the pandemic. Check out this clip where Aziz makes the argument that there’s […]
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Interview: Rogiérs Fibby on the demonization of African culture in the West Indies
Reading Time: < 1 minute International artist, singer-songwriter Rogiérs Fibby grew up on St. Croix before moving to Washington D.C., where he is a member of Black Nonbelievers DC. We talked with Rogiérs about attempts by Christian slavers to suppress the indigenous culture and music of slaves, and how African traditions persisted and evolved for those living under slavery in […]
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Jack Bowen: This is Awe | TEDx
Reading Time: < 1 minute OnlySky columnist Jack Bowen thinks we’ve got it all wrong when it comes to what makes us happy. In his TEDx talk at Stanford University, the philosopher, drummer, and coach argues that awe should not result from the things that make us happy and grateful. It should instead be the starting point from which everything […]
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Lounge11: One of the first internet viruses
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the story of “Lounge11.au,” an audio file that is a long-forgotten example of one of the first internet viruses. Remember when this was what we meant by “viral”? The music in this video is a loop of a track called “lounge11.au” Lounge11.au used to play in a continuous loop on the Hormell Food’s […]