animation Animated short with the words of Alan Watts: UNTIL THERE WAS NOTHING [by Paul Trillo] Xeni Jardin

video Beautiful short film explores the spirit of Varanasi Andrea James

video Are you really the universe itself? Alan Watts set to film clips Andrea James

film Allow this gorgeous film to remind you you're dreaming right now Andrea James

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets These are 40 of the coolest things that are on sale this week Boing Boing's Shop

star wars Computer generated JFK gives the 'Darth Plagueis the wise' speech Jason Weisberger

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

music THE BUREAU: Part Nine, "Your Sandwich Speaks!" — with SBaGen-based Digital Drugs for New Year's Eve Ethan Persoff

music Aretha Franklin's "Amazing Grace" concert film will finally be released David Pescovitz

work Ferdinando Buscema on the power of play Ferdinando Buscema

psychedelic Trip out on "The Flow of Zen," a psychedelic film narrated by Alan Watts (1969) David Pescovitz

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

hells angels Charlie Watts and Mick Jagger listen to Hells Angel Sony Barger defend Altamont murder Mark Frauenfelder

Science SF writer Peter Watts needs help diagnosing mysterious, debilitating illness Cory Doctorow

cards. magic Use playing cards to remind yourself that you are going to die Ferdinando Buscema

Video celebrates new Alan Watts ten-inch EP record, Face the Facts Mark Watts