4+ week, 1+ day ago  (301+ words) I'd Rather Not is a novel by Robert Skinner following his interior monologue and gonzo adventures from hitchhiking, parties, Singapore airport and more. It's not all fun and games, the story is tempered by the discomfort of living rough as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (365+ words) Back in 2003 Americans spent 3 hours per month at parties. It's only half that now, just an hour and a half per month. The shift is mostly driven by changes in the group that used to party the most: young people....

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (542+ words) This is the year for UFOs. The truth is finally coming out. Donald Trump is contemplating "going to the mic" to tell the public about extraterrestrial life. At least, that's the view of Dan Farah in the documentary, The Age…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (516+ words) I give them some of my own powers, and some of my phantasies too. I write out symbolic versions of myself." So wrote the late Oliver Sacks, practising and academic neuropathologist, pioneer of narrative medicine, and a man who maintained…...