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Grave Encounters: Five DIY Tours of Green-Wood Cemetery

April 25, 2013

Trying to cover all 450 acres of Brooklyn's Green-wood Cemetery in one day is a daunting task, so we've put together five personalized tours that hit up some of our favorite residents.

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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.