Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

My son once said, “Mommy, a big man comes to my room at night. Tell him to go.” I brushed it off. Weeks later, I woke up at 3 a.m. to a noise from his room. I ran there and found him sitting on his bed, staring out the window and talking to himself. I glanced over and saw what looked like a human figure standing in the lit-up room of the apartment across the street. My heart…

Nancy’s life is turned upside down at her husband’s funeral when she encounters an older woman holding a baby. The woman claims the child she is carrying is Nancy’s late husband’s. Is she lying? Or do more shocking revelations await Nancy? Nancy looked at the final traces of her husband’s funeral service. She couldn’t believe…

On “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” Mandel discussed his struggles with mental illness. He confessed that his celebrity status had a negative impact on his mental health, not a positive one. From the outside, he sometimes seems cheerful, but when he’s at home, especially alone, he stated that’s not the case. When Kelly Clarkson heard this,…

When a nosy mother-in-law can’t keep her hands off the doorknob to her son’s bedroom, she gets more than she bargained for. A perfectly placed glitter trap leads to screams echoing through the house, teaching her a sparkly lesson about respecting personal boundaries. You know those moments when you’re completely fed up with someone’s behavior…

Jimmy Carter, a former US president, discontinued medical treatment and entered hospice care. The 98-year-old would be transferred to a hospice after “a succession of brief hospital admissions,” according to a statement released by the Carter Center on Saturday, February 18. “Former US President Jimmy Carter today chose to spend his final days at home…

A guy sends a text to his next-door neighbor: “Bob, I’m sorry. I’ve been riddled with guilt and I have to confess:” “I have been helping myself to your wife when you’re not around, probably more than you. It’s been so incredible and fun, I’ve not been able to stop myself. Sometimes it goes on…

The revelation that her daughter Monica and son-in-law Stephen, presumed dead for two years, were alive, shook Georgia to her core. The anonymous letter and strange transactions on Monica’s old card seemed like cruel tricks at first, but now they hinted at the heartbreaking reality that Monica and Stephen had chosen to leave, faking their…

Everyone was taken aback when they saw the most recent photographs of Michael Douglas. The actor can be seen sporting a noticeably different appearance than in previous public appearances. In these photos, the actor appears to be wearing a drastically different outfit than in previous public appearances. The 78-year-old actor has been in Paris on…

He’s been a fixture on screen for decades, but he’s finally decided to call it quits a while ago. And yet, we’ll still miss seeing this legend on TV. When Steve Martin joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live,” he was suddenly recognized by everyone. However, the actor gradually became increasingly well-known outside of the program, thanks…

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole sorry saga involving Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez was at an end, what with the latter having officially filed for divorce last week. Forgiven, but wrong. No, the tale still has some juice yet, it would seem, with new reports and speculation dealing with the potential next…