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Jet planes leave vapour trails in the sky that can last for hours, interfere with astronomical observations and leave chemical trails. In the same way, each of us leaves a trail behind as we carve our path through life. Footprints in the sand that can endure long after we are gone.

What would happen if we shifted our perspective sideways for a moment and focused on the intervals between the ticks of the clock? The pauses between the words. The silence between the footsteps. Would we find moments of extraordinary perception?

Digging around in the interesting subtexts behind the David Letterman sex scandal. The media’s “lowest common denominator” mentality. Why we love to hate celebrities. Why celebrities so often fall from grace.

Are we living simultaneously in the past, the present and the future? Why a landlocked graveyard makes me say “yes”.