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Michel Gondry Adapting Philip K. Dick’s ‘Ubik’_
Philip K. Dick was a paranoid fellow, as demonstrated by his literary output, but one of his most trippy and mind-boggling creations is a book titled Ubik, which can only be described in brief as a satirical, psychedelic predecessor to … Continue reading
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The thing has a life of it’s own_
“Nature has her proper interest; and he will know what it is, who believes and feels, that every Thing has a Life of its own, and that we are all one Life.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Link)
Yuko Shimizu’s art is like a cooler version of your wildest dreams_
You’ve probably admired the work of award-winning artist Yuko Shimizu before — her art has adorned some covers of Vertigo Comics’ The Unwritten as well as some great book covers and illustrations at Tor.com. But when you see a bunch … Continue reading
Escalators of Tokyo: a Visual Encyclopedia of a City’s Moving Staircases_
Escalators that curve. Escalators that glow. Quadruple-decker, gold-plated, Tron-themed escalators. The moving staircase may have been an American invention, but it’s the Japanese who have really perfected them. Tokyo Escalator, a blog devoted to the city’s many variations on a … Continue reading
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Our algorithms can predict future earthquakes — now what?
New sensor technologies and computer algorithms that allow us to predict earthquakes, floods and famines before they happen. So now we’re safe, right? Wrong. The big question is how we’ll use this information, and whether we can warn people in … Continue reading
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10 William S. Burroughs Quotes about Cats:
1.“My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.” 2.“What went so hideously wrong with the domestic dog? Man molded the domestic dog in his own worst image…self-righteous as a lynch mob, servile and vicious, replete with … Continue reading
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Adderall: America’s Favorite Amphetamine_
Sheri* is a junior in college. In the mornings she attends class, and in the afternoons she works at a coffeeshop. Sheri has attention-deficit disorder (ADD), and without her medication she has a hard time getting out of the bed … Continue reading
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Why You Should Give A $*%! About Words That Offend_
If you said the “s” word in the ninth century, you probably wouldn’t have shocked or offended anyone. Back then, the “s” word was just the everyday word that was used to refer to excrement. That’s one of many surprising, … Continue reading
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Mick Jagger demanded penis apology from Keith Richards as ‘prerequisite’ to Rolling Stones reunion_
Mick Jagger has revealed that receiving an apology from Keith Richards for his infamous penis slur was a “prerequisite” to The Rolling Stones going on tour again. In his 2010 autobiography Life, Richards wrote of his bandmate: “Marianne Faithfull had … Continue reading
Controversy Brews Over Church’s Hallucinogenic Tea Ritual
A small church in Santa Fe, N.M., has grown up around a unique sacrament. Twice a month, the congregation meets in a ritualized setting to drink Brazilian huasca tea, which has psychoactive properties said to produce a trance-like state. The … Continue reading
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