Human DNA Tweaks & the Prime Directive — Mickey Z.

Still photo of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy from “A Piece of the Action,” a Star Trek episode — first broadcast on January 12, 1968 Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 22, 2021 As you can probab ...

I’ve been called “negative” for decades. Why? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 12, 2021 For as long as I’ve been writing (articles and books) and giving public talks, I’ve aimed to bluntly challenge conventional wisdom. For doing the grunt wo ...

Cigarettes (and snowballs) can be hazardous to your health —Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 10, 2021 If you’ve been following any of my stories — from juvenile delinquency to street activism — you know by now that confrontations and interactions with the ...

4 Ways Thinking About Death Will Improve Your Life — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 8, 2021 “The future’s uncertain and the end is always near.” (The Doors) “We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us l ...

Why “Activists” Love Their Masks — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 26, 2021 Yet another topic I've been asked to write about is why I quit activism all those years ago. To be radically honest, I've already tackled this subject in se ...

The REAL First Rule of Fight Club — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 23, 2021 Life in the United States of Algorithms has me thinking about Fight Club again — reading snippets, posting quotes, and watching YouTube cli ...

A DIY Little League Story (we’d all be canceled today) — Mickey Z.

Yours truly, at maybe age 6, in Long Island City High School schoolyard Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 16, 2021 Growing up in a working-class, blue-collar neighborhood — long before there was an i ...

Alexa, Artificial Intimacy, and Living Lives of Quiet Desperation — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 12, 2021 More than 100 million Amazon Echoes have already been sold across the globe. Researchers believe many consumers purchase the artificial intelligence device ...

Somewhere in Astoria: A Personal History of Sorts — Mickey Z.

The iconic Hell Gate Bridge Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 8, 2021 I’ve had a couple of folks request that I write an article about the history of Astoria because I’m so identified — and self-iden ...

Are your illusions blocking your power? — Mickey Z.

Still photo and quote from Harold and Maude (1971) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 5, 2021 We awaken each morning after a couple or many hours in the astral and, in a flash, we must recall who we a ...

Terror Birds? Stop Letting ‘Scientists’ Name Things! — Mickey Z.

Titanis walleri (credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 2, 2021 I recently learned about Titanis walleri — a huge, flightless, carnivorous bird that lived in the early Pliocene to early Pl ...