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I was 14 Years Old & 3 Blocks Away from the World Trade Center on 9/11

September 11, 2013

9/11 was my first full day of classes as a freshmen at Stuyvesant High School, which is a five-minute walk from the World Trade Center.

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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.