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Friends, I never believed Jeff Bezos, the second-richest person in America (worth an estimated $114 billion), and Elon Musk, the richest (at $180 billion), would brazenly use their wealth and power to try to eliminate labor unions and thereby suppress the wages of American workers even further. In my naivete, I assumed they wouldn’t reveal themselves as no better (and in many ways worse) than the robber barons of the first Gilded Age, whose riches were unrivaled and who fought with all their might against labor unions.

New Orleans has Emeril. Georgia has Alton Brown. California has Guy Fieri. There’s something about the hometown local chef made good. They feel like they could be your brother or your father, but they’re also making America happy by serving up good eats and humor. A few years ago, Chicago got their own guy, Jeff Mauro, when he won season 7 of The Next Food Network Star. Mauro went on to host The Sandwich King where he brought mom and pop spots like Mickey’s in Oak Park to the national stage.

I am a true fan of Jeffrey Kripal’s work. I think his invitation to re-think the humanities by seriously engaging with the study of mystical and paranormal experiences is a beautiful thing. We talk about category creation in the marketing of products. Here, we are talking about the humanities, and the discipline we use to explore and understand the world, and our experiences of it. I was absolutely thrilled to get a chance to speak with him.

Jeremy Dewitte is an easy person to make fun of. You can find memes and caricatures all over the web. He even has a pseudo-fan club. But the crimes for which he has most often been arrested - impersonating a police officer - is not a harmless prank. Sometimes, it can be deadly.  As a forensic psychologist, I've encountered many disturbing cases of police impersonation, but the story of recently arrested Jeremy Dewitte stands out as a particularly egregious example.

Author’s Note: Every Saturday, I share my art practice over the past 7 days. I'm fascinated by artistic practice – it's not just about creating art but the entire process. From influences and ideas to materials and skills, each artist's unique approach shapes their work, making it more than just a finished piece. Just imagine having a weekly update from your favourite living artist. How cool would that be? (I’m not saying I’m your favourite living artist, but if Jean Dubuffet had a weekly blog, I’d read it!

Let me throw a fat high five to my new subscribers (paid and free!). If you like what I’m cooking here, why not forward this to a friend and/or promote it by going around your neighborhood knocking on doors? Unless that’s something you’re not quite comfortable with, of course. Either way, no matter. We’re happy to have you. Friends, Streaming sites are overwhelming. And unless somebody tips me off, more often than not I’m a commitment-phobe who can’t bring himself to click on anything.

A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE they’d recognize a monster in their midst. Then there are those who’ve actually crossed paths with a monster. I don’t consider myself a keen judge of character, so much as a student of human nature. I don’t profess to be an expert in tells—God knows that World Series of Poker was the catalyst in the creation of a generation of amateur psychologists, those who presume to read minds and cards with so much as a twitch or blink of their subject.

Hi! How’s everyone doing? I’m excited to introduce something new here this week! So Into That started as a podcast to facilitate chats that would allow me to go beyond just talking about food. I love food! But it’s the conversations that happen around the dinner table that really fill us up, not the food itself. In addition to dropping a new podcast, each Wednesday’s “So Into That” email will now serve as one centralized place to share a few things that me and my team are loving lately.

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