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Odin Halvorson
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Hard Work: The Greatest Con

You’ve heard it before: Poor people don’t work because they’d rather do drugs and fornicate with themselves. But is this really true? — “I enjoy manual work because it makes me feel that I am fulfilling man’s noblest task, and because I like to think how much man can transform his planet. …

Work

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Hard Work: The Greatest Con
Hard Work: The Greatest Con
Work

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An Uncensored Library Created in Minecraft Defies Authoritarianism

Censored articles from around the world find refuge in this massive Minecraft map — Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with the stated aim of safeguarding the right to freedom of information. In order to expand upon this goal, the organization has turned to an unlikely source: the video game Minecraft, and a 12.5 …

Minecraft

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An Uncensored Library Created in Minecraft Defies Authoritarianism
An Uncensored Library Created in Minecraft Defies Authoritarianism
Minecraft

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2 days ago

Where Did Odin Go?

After seven months of diligent publishing, things have been a bit quiet. — Life is a series of unexpected journeys. Tolkien was absolutely right when he wrote about setting off down the path beyond your front door: every day brings the unanticipated, the unknown. How we choose to view the unexpected creates the life we experience. For most of 2023, I’ve been fighting…

Updates

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Where Did Odin Go?
Where Did Odin Go?
Updates

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ILLUMINATION

·May 6

Back Pain? Gain Back Your Life.

The causes and symptoms of back pain don’t need to destroy your happiness. — I’ve been experiencing lower back pain for years, and this year it reached a new all-time high. The sort of pain that makes it hard to sit, stand, or bend — the sort of pain that makes it hard to spend time with your friends, cook, or do any of…

Health

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Got Back Pain? Gain Back Your Life.
Got Back Pain? Gain Back Your Life.
Health

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May 5

A Fan’s Guide to the Best Star Trek Fan Films

Stories from fans, for fans: the greatest Star Trek storytelling is right here. — When it comes to Do-It-Yourself projects, the ultimate expression has to be fan films. When you think “fan film,” you’re probably imagining something at the home-video quality, prepared by nerds with too much time on their hands. But, what if I told you that some of these fan-made productions are…

Star Trek

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A Fan’s Guide to the Best Star Trek Fan Films
A Fan’s Guide to the Best Star Trek Fan Films
Star Trek

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ILLUMINATION

·May 2

Reflections on Leadership

Being a leader is not about control, it’s about fostering community. — I see leadership as a guide-star: your job as a leader is not to demand that everyone conform to your standards, your job is to elicit from people the very best that they are capable of providing. …

Leadership

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Reflections on Leadership
Reflections on Leadership
Leadership

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·Apr 29

Looking Back at Community Fourteen Years Later

The wacky little TV series that aimed a horizontal attack at problematic themes, and helped me stave off depression. — We can all agree that the worst joke on Community was Chevy Chase. …

TV Series

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Looking Back at Community Fourteen Years Later
Looking Back at Community Fourteen Years Later
TV Series

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Apr 29

Best Travel Vloggers on YouTube

See, listen, learn: these vloggers will open your eyes to a new world! — There is something magical about watching people explore the world. It’s far too easy to become stuck in a limited view of the world when we’re trapped in a daily grind. One of my favorite personalities was (and is) Anthony Bourdain. His anarchist roots, his humble style, and his focus…

Travel

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Best Travel Vloggers on YouTube
Best Travel Vloggers on YouTube
Travel

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Apr 21

What Happened to “V” — The Purpose of Science Fiction

Remember the 2009 reboot of “V”? Its failure is a reminder of what sci-fi should (and shouldn’t) be. — Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, and the nostalgia for a rather brilliant 1980s miniseries. With a great cast, reasonable (for the era) special effects, and a proven pedigree, this show looked like gold on paper. So, why did it fail? We’ll gloss over some of the factors beyond the show, like…

Television

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What Happened to “V” — The Purpose of Science Fiction
What Happened to “V” — The Purpose of Science Fiction
Television

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Apr 21

Education, Anarchists, and Libraries

Free education spaces exist, and need to be protected. — In the early half of the 20th century, George Scott Williamson and Innes Pearse opened the Pioneer Health Centre in Britain. This institution was remarkable for two essential reasons. Firstly, the Centre’s goal was the promotion of health in an individual through the improvement of the individual’s environment, which especially…

Education

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Education, Anarchists, and Libraries
Education, Anarchists, and Libraries
Education

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Odin Halvorson

Odin Halvorson

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A futurist/socialist/fantasist writer, editor, and scholar. BFA/MFA. Free access to my articles at OdinHalvorson.substack.com | More over at OdinHalvorson.com.

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