It should be totally fine to question the objectivity of scientists and the power structures in scientific institutions. The physical laws of the universe are objective, but human beings in any context are not. That includes with regard to science. To some extent, the supposed objectivity of science has given a lot of extra cover to very subjective and eccentric approaches to exploring aspects of ourselves and the universe around us.

An inordinate love of ritual can be harmful to the soul, unless, of course, in times of great crisis, when ritual can protect the soul from fracture.

So many differing opinions and philosophies... are rarely housed under the roof of a single magazine.

Once you realize there's less logic in human institutions than you once thought, you see the narrative potential in just about everything around you. Sometimes, in fact, it seems as if the human world runs on inefficiency and erratic behavior.

There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.

Some questions will ruin you if you are denied the answer long enough.

I always try to be alert to the potential for repetition, for a decaying orbit with regard to my use of technique, etc.