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I Love, Therefore I am: 5 Philosophers on Romance, Friendship and Life

May 08, 2014

On this day, the 177th anniversary of Soren Kierkegaard meeting his fiancee, we we examine his and four other philosophers’ takes on love.

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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.