I thought of this guy I knew whose gratitude practice was centered on appreciating every object from the day it comes into his possession until the dystopic collapse of society. Vacations (soon nobody’s going to be going anywhere, man), new cars (what the hell, we’ll all be walking before long)...

NOVEMBER 19 — HUTCHINS HAPGOOD American author, journalist, anarchist, free love advocate. NOVEMBER 19, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS GROUP RATES FOR GROUP SOULS DAY.������������������������ HAVE A BAD DAY DAY. ALSO ON NOVEMBER 19 IN HISTORY… 1493 — “Christ-bearing Dove” Christopher Columbus...

British pop-singer Leona Lewis has recorded the theme song for director James Cameron’s long-awaited sci-fi epic Avatar. The song, titled “I See You,” will play over the film’s end credits. Lewis just released Echo, her sophomore album and follow-up to 2007’s international smash Spirit...

We went to a bar with a TV and stared for an hour. Devadatta met us there. Bomb squads and cameras were trained on the New Land Trust Building like it was a birthday cake with a stripper inside. Then they cut back to Brass Ring with its missing face. “Man,” Mirror said, “Just look [...]

Crush Bands are back with O’Spada, a Swedish quintet that takes their cues from the jacked-up, synthed-out sound of early-80’s Prince, the swooning lite-jazz funk of Teena Marie, and slick grooves of post-disco, post-funk bands like Raydio or the mighty Ready for the World. The band is tighter...

NOVEMBER 18 — MAN RAY Surrealist photographer, radical social critic. NOVEMBER 18, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS NED LUDD MEMORIAL MACHINE-SMASHING FESTIVAL. ALSO ON NOVEMBER 18 IN HISTORY… 1789 — Photography pioneer Louis Daguerre born, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France. 1820 — Nathaniel Palmer...

On the way home I found myself wondering how many chances we get. Raina believes in reincarnation. “What about birds?” I asked, “Will they all be birds again? Do sparrows become starlings, or does it go the other way? What happens after you’re a blackberry bush?” “Well,” she said, “I [...]

On the way home I found myself wondering how many chances we get. Raina believes in reincarnation. “What about birds?” I asked, “Will they all be birds again? Do sparrows become starlings, or does it go the other way? What happens after you’re a blackberry bush?” “Well,” she said, “I [...]