(A joke told by Aleister Crowley, which, if it is understood, will explain all magic.)
There were these two men sharing a railway carriage. They didn't know each other. They just happened to be traveling together. One of the men had, resting in his lap, a cardboard box, with holes punched in the top.
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer:
On Saturday, May 22nd I gave the commencement speech for the graduating Women's Studies class at California State Univeristy Fullerton. What amazing ladies! Plus two men! The speech was twelve blasts, and the graduates -- guh! -- what an inspiration. It sounds so cheesy to say it, but it really was an honor for me.
I am working on getting some video uploaded, but until then, here's the text of the speechiest speech I've ever given. Thank you to Professor Jodi Davis for inviting me!
“People have access to more information than ever before, but they’ve completely forgotten how to contextualize any of it.” — Douglas Coupland
Time Magazine just elevated the self-help obsession discussion to the level I think we’ve all been waiting for since watching The Secret and reading our first issue of O Magazine:
I come to the Rebecca Solnit worship a little bit late, but better late than never. I actually found this essay through one of those miracles of modern internet treasure hunting that takes place between glass of wine #2 and glass of wine #3. It hits nerves and strikes tones and reminds me I am neither crazy nor alone. Enjoy:
Men Explain Things to Me
Facts Didn’t Get in Their Way
By Rebecca Solnit
1. Listen to Radiohead albums on repeat.
2. Stay indoors.
3. Write poems about the science of emotion.
4. Select a single tarot card and think about how it encapsulates everything going on with you right now.
If I believed in past lives, I would definitely think I was a ribosome rolling around on the grass with the other 60s scientists.
Three things that make me happy, every week, no matter what: Rob Brezsny’s free will astrology horoscopes, the new “sneak peeks” published every Monday on the Design Sponge blog, and McSweeney’s Lists. Click and share in the goodness:
No seriously. There’s a study to prove it: CNN Report On Fellatio Study. Which is the funniest thing i’ve read in a long long time. My favorite quote from the article has to be:
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