Pet or Predator? What Our Relationship to Animal Icons Says About Us Sarah LaBrie Psychology, Science, Science & Medicine Humankind’s relationship with the animal world has always been fraught with conflict. Enter Blackfish: 2013’s breakout Sundance documentary that tells the story of the 2010 death of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau. Blackfish and the ensuing controversy have opened up a necessary conversation about the ethics of using animals as entertainment.
Self-Deception: Success, Happiness, and the Art of Self-Deception Kaitlin Solimine Psychology The visionary lies to himself, the liar only to others. ― Friedrich Nietzsche Plato once said, “Those who tell the stories rule society.” We need only look at the modern marketing machine or the...
Cat Named Sobaka Josip Novakovich Art & Literature, Arts & Culture A Hippo Reads Exclusive Reprint, Courtesy of Prairie Schooner (winner of The Glenna Luschei Prairie Schooner Award) An Essay and Fable On the coldest day of the year, in St. Petersburg, Russia, as my...
