Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Let’s take a moment to talk about omens. The bad kind. Omens are sometimes called signs, sometimes called signals, and almost every culture in the world has some variety of what’s considered a bad omen. We know that the number thirteen is considered bad luck in some parts: Some places even skip the thirteenth floor’s…

Marc Smith visits the Soloway Trophy at the Fall Nationals The field for the inaugural running of the Soloway Trophy at the 2019 Fall Nationals was bristling with big-name stars, both from across the U.S. and from the rest of the world. And quite rightly too, for an event bearing the name of a true…