Comedian and psychonaut Adam Strauss and I delve into into the role psychedelics play in his life and why he talks about them on stage. We also explore what makes comedy psychedelic, and why George Carlin is a psychedelic comedian.
What We Should Be Reading: Trump, Totalitarianism, and Alt Worlds
Books about alternative facts, totalitarianism in Western democracies, and slipstreaming into “alt worlds” make this editor’s 2017 reading list.
Keeping The Portal Open: Erik Davis on TechGnosis and the Blurring “Real” & “Virtual”
Over a glitchy Google Hangout, Erik and I discussed our culture’s highest hopes and darkest dreams for our collective future, and how they’ve both become more complicated since the turn of the millennium.
When the Old Gods Died: A Note on Ragnarok and Evaporating Histories
Things are always ending, and always beginning. As winter folds into spring, let us take nature’s cue and reflect upon the death of the old gods and the evaporating presence of history.
