Ultraculture

Pinning accusations of child abuse and pedophilia on the elite and powerful, and even secretive elite pedophilia rings, is usually the territory of conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones and David Icke (or even the absurd “Pizzagate” faux-scandal cooked up by the Alt Right). Unfortunately, it’s not... [Read more...]

The Romantic-era poet and engraver William Blake was a highly controversial and idiosyncratic figure in his time, during which his work was met with only moderate success. His legacy drifted into near obscurity following his death, until interest in his work was revitalized more than a century la... [Read more...]

In a scientific study done more than a decade ago, thirteen subjects were blindfolded for four days, and 10 of them reported having incredibly insane hallucinations. [Read more...]

In this podcast, we were lucky enough to chat with legendary cyberspace pioneer R. U. Sirius, and had a great conversation about the early days of VR. We talked about the luminaries of early virtual reality—Jaron Lanier, Timothy Leary, Myron Krueger, John Perry Barlow—and covered what was happeni... [Read more...]

The Brookings Institution think-tank has just released a list of the 25 US billionaires with the most political power. You can access an interactive graphic here. [Read more...]

The next time you feel an anxiety attack coming on, you may want want to skip the Klonopin in favor of an incense burner: research has shown that frankincense activates ion channels in the brain to alleviate the symptoms of anxiety and depression. [Read more...]

In the video below, spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti responds to a question about how in the modern world can the teachings of a spiritual master reach people trapped in a 9-to-5 job. [Read more...]