Jane Elliott is an educator who has contributed to the betterment of society by way of her heralded Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes exercise. In response to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Jane used her Iowa classroom as the testing ground for her controversial experiment.
Read MoreThe polarizing Steven Hager has been involved with some of the countries largest cultural movements by way of his forward thinking and eye for development. Whether it's influencing the massively popular High Times magazine or conceptualizing the legendary Cannabis Cup, Steve's affinity for what he defines as "real culture" has inspired an entire generation.
Read MoreCanada's Liberal Party helmed by Justin Trudeau will announce a plan to legalize cannabis in 2018 on April 10th. The goal is to have the plant completely legal for all Canadians over the age of 18 by July 1st, 2018.
Read MoreI’ve developed a bit of a fascination with the practice of bowdlerism after stumbling upon an edited movie quote compilation on Youtube. Bowdlerism (according to dictionary.Reference.com) is defined as “to expurgate by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar”.
We have all had a run in with this practice and as a film dork, I remember outright refusing to watch the edited “Made for TV” versions because they compromise the artist’s vision. If everything on screen is there for a reason (or at least that's what every film school preaches), then by altering or flat out omitting lines and scenes from the finished product, you are trouncing an artist’s work; And that ain’t cool man.
Read MoreBy simply staying home, devoting your time and energy into other, more meaningful things (like researching why you SHOULDN’T vote or terms like Anarchy, Corporatacracy, and Plutocracy), you have essentially given a huge middle finger to the establishment without leaving your couch and made a step towards genuine progress. Let’s begin to look at this system for what it really is. A dog and pony show designed to ensure inch by inch social progress and keep the proletariat class from eating the rich. These elections are nothing more than another way to keep the public distracted and separated. The frightening thing is that election season often unveils the collective psychosis and insanity of the nation. People genuinely believe that we are going to change the country but pouring gasoline into the fire. We are constantly fed this narrative about “being the change you wish to see” but if you continue to elect those who are the very antithesis of rapid social progress, what are you really changing?
Read MoreThe sculpted tableaus themselves represent a brand of exceptional craftsmanship that is complex, eye-popping, and insightful.
Despite beginning his artistic career a bit later than most, artist Fin DAC has blossomed into a highly skilled craftsman that has consistently turned heads in the urban art scene.
One of the fastest rising academics in the world of contemporary psychedelia is Peter Sjöstedt-H.
Altered is an international conference that aims to elucidate concepts surrounding the nature of consciousness.
Scheduled to take place in Berlin, Germany on the 3rd and 4th of November, Altered seeks to unify individuals from various backgrounds and disciplines to discuss academia, art, and spirituality.
DMT is known to be one of (if not the most) potent psychedelic substances currently known to man. Many users have reported strange, paranormal visions; Some elucidating the numinous nature of extrasensory realms, others displaying nightmarish realizations of terror. Regardless of where you stand on the drug’s purpose (or your experience with it), it is hard to deny that DMT is. at the very least, a peculiar substance that has warranted the attention it has received in recent years.
Ask a modern indie musician what the most important thing is for his or her career, and marketing will probably come up in one form or another.
Lately, he has been ruminating on the fleeting and impermanent nature of emotions and ideas, thus leading to the creation of his latest work, Temporary Sensations.
“Ridicule is the burden of genius.”
George’s work attempts to recreate the vivid hallucinations that he experiences as a result of Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), a disease that is common amongst patients with partial or severe blindness.