Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedEavesdropping in New YorkModeling tips and life lessons from the next table9 min read·Apr 6, 2024--22--22
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedTransgender People: Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Them But Was Afraid to AskA Deep Dive into Transgender Psychology, Biology and Politics15 min read·Mar 13, 2024--21--21
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedA Retired Man’s Valentine’s Day Ode to His Working WifeHappy Valentine’s Day to my workin’ girl1 min read·Feb 15, 2024--5--5
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedDon’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite? Don’t Let ’em in Your Home in the First Place!The chances you’ll experience an infestation may be low, but if you do, the hassle and stress are through the roof. Trust me.8 min read·Jan 18, 2024--3--3
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedHow I Learned to Meditate Again After a 40-Year Lapse, and What I Get From ItA daily mental reset on the path to perpetual flow11 min read·Jan 1, 2024--22--22
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedWhen They Yelled “Fire!” in the Crowded Theater of Free SpeechAs I watched three indisputably intelligent women college presidents looking awfully dense struggling to answer Congresswoman Elise…6 min read·Dec 14, 2023----
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedMy Ideal Self Expects a Lot of Me. Maybe More Than I Can Deliver.Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash3 min read·Nov 22, 2023--2--2
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedA Poem for My Wife on Her 64th BirthdayJust what I always wanted1 min read·Nov 10, 2023--3--3
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedThe Bear Effect: Will the Hit Hulu Series Change Our Expectations and Experiences at Upscale…Sometimes life imitates art. On occasion, it can extract insights from art that seep into our behavior and experiences. That happened to me…8 min read·Nov 6, 2023--2--2
Martin D. HirschinILLUMINATION-CuratedI Just Got Woke. Tupac’s Murder Was No Joke.At the Annual Whitehouse Correspondents’ Association Dinner in 2011, President Barak Obama sought a small measure of revenge against Donald…4 min read·Sep 30, 2023--6--6