Shorts

A History of the Past: 'Life Reeked With Joy' The history of Europe as told by college freshman history papers. (Thanks Tom. I actually haven't read all of it yet, but I'm working through it.)

"Victims of the Black Death grew boobs on their necks."

" Among the goals of the chartists were universal suferage and an anal parliment. Voting was done by ballad. "

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I meant to enter this raffle last year and never got around to it. Maybe I'll remember this year.

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Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore

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The Truth About Burning Man

There's no vending at Burning Man -- it's a gift economy. Entire "theme camps" exist just to give away spaghetti, to serve people free margaritas, to make pancakes... No one is making a buck... This is incredibly liberating. It's not sustainable, but it is a temporary autonomous zone of bullshit-free living. And just being there, just participating in the creation of an entire city devoted to what we want to do, rather than what we have to do to make money, has the tendency to invite self-reflection.

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Don't Panic

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Blue Cheese Mac