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Poetic Justice: Seven Presidents Who Moonlighted as Poets

May 10, 2013

Some of our most beloved U.S. presidents have tried their hand in poetry at one point in their lives, some only to be told they were better suited for politics (if even that).

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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.