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8 Hours a Slave: Continuing to Write Despite Working in a Cubicle

By Genna Rivieccio

May 29, 2014

Five dead-end jobs into your 20s with nothing to show for it but a scant 401(k) and the will to keep the dream alive.

The Boulevards of Tomorrow: 9 Utopian Cities (and What Happened to Them)

By David Forbes

May 28, 2014

A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden — but it can be undone by economics, politics and mother nature.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.