One of my favorite albums from my favorite bands is Question the Answers by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. You probably haven't heard of it, but I love it. (Mostly, by the way, because of how it spoke to me about my life when it came out. Anthony Bourdain said, “Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.” I think the same applies for albums). Beyond the music, it was also one of the first times I heard the phrase "question the answers." Besides just being a pithy slogan, it pointed to a deeper idea: There is no final certainty that we can achieve that lets us slack off intellectually, morally, or … [Read more...]