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• 25 Scary Good Books :: #15 - #11

  It's rare a collection of short stories can simultaneously scare the living hell out of you and choke you up, but that's exactly what Joe Hill, son of one Mr.... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 25 Scary Good Books :: #20 - #16

  This book is SO disturbing. The monsters aren't supernatural but human. And your neighbors. And it was based on a true story. This was one of the first books I... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 25 Scary Good Books :: #25 - #21

  It's odd we celebrate a holiday dedicated to remembering the dead. The word Halloween is literally a contraction of All Hallows' Evening; a time we dedicate eac... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• "Enjoy Your Life and Continue to Keep Learning" (Grind #153)

  A smile. A thought. A laugh. On a good day, a cry. That's all I'm trying to do here. Lord knows we need it. So, lighten up, Francis and enjoy these 10 things I... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• R.I.P. Tom Petty

  Singer, songwriter, producer and soundtrack of my life musician Tom Petty has passed away. He was 66 and totally under appreciated in my opinion. Petty had... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mental Yoga Sunday / 5 Favorite Long Form Reads This Week / Issue No. 20

  "See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I had to get a guitar the next day. I stood in front of my mirror with that guitar on...and I... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• We Are The Champions...Of The Weird (Grind #152)

  A Swede arrives at a Finn's house with a litre bottle of vodka. The Finn silently lets him into the dining room where the Swede sits at the table with the... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rental Goldfish, Cuddle Parties & Soap for Hangovers (Grind #150)

  Rental Goldfish, Cuddle Parties Soap for Hangovers (Grind #150) Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mental Yoga Sunday / 5 Favorite Long Form Reads This Week / Issue No. 18

  "The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing - to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts." - John Keats... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Sex in the Middle :: Ear Buds 19

  10 Songs We Love This Week featuring The Texas Gentlemen, Shilpa Ray, Sofi Tukker, Partner, Hamell on Trial, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Whitney Rose, Kris... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Dry Goods Store, General Merchandise (Grind #149)

  Apple introduced a new $1000 iPhone yesterday. I love all things Apple, but even I can't justify spending a grand to play Toy Blast even if it recognizes my... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• MENTAL YOGA SUNDAY / 5 FAVORITE LONG FORM READS THIS WEEK / ISSUE No. 17

  

  Mental Yoga Sunday posts are meant to be like a big mute button you aim at the rest of the world. Just you, your chair, a mug, a spot next to a dust-filled sunn... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Hurricane Harvey Brings Out The Best In Humanity

  "It would be great if human beingsWere great at being humanAnd if all of mankindWere made up of kind women and kind menIt would be wonderful if common... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• MENTAL YOGA SUNDAY / 5 FAVORITE LONG FORM READS THIS WEEK / ISSUE No. 16

  "KEVIN SYSTROM, THE CEO of Instagram, was at Disneyland last June when he decided the internet was a cesspool that he had to clean up. His company was hosting... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 4 Life Food Groups: Stories on Books, Science, Food & Art (Grind #145)

  4 Life Food Groups: Stories on Books, Science, Food Art (Grind #145) Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Awesome in All Kinds of Ways :: Venti Shots #144

  "Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." - Anne Frank Now more than ever we need awesome people. Here are a few standouts. What would you d... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• MENTAL YOGA SUNDAY / 5 FAVORITE LONG FORM READS THIS WEEK / ISSUE No. 15

  "Back in the 1950s, scientists at Sterling Drug, a now-defunct pharmaceutical company, synthesized a class of chemicals that made male rats temporarily... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 20 Weird Sayings and Where They Came From / Venti Shots No. 141

  

  “You know nothing, Jon Snow.” — Ygritte from George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth"This phrase... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• First Things First...20 Things About First Things / Venti Shots #138

  No matter how cool or original you think you are (and I'm not just talking to you, Millennials), someone, somewhere has already been there, done that. In the... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 20 Good Things About Everything / Venti Shots Issue No. 137

  

  Wordless Wednesday / Interesting Facts / Art Design / Comedy by Demetri Martin “I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2017 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE