martial arts What it takes to become qualified as a Shaolin Master Seamus Bellamy

not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

book reviews The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Ferdinando Buscema

music Reggae is now on UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritage David Pescovitz

authors Fear and Soldering, an excerpt from Peter Bebergal's Strange Frequencies Gareth Branwyn

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

singularity Resisting Reduction Manifesto: against the Singularity, for a "culture of flourishing" Cory Doctorow

frank ostaseski Frank Ostaseski's 'Five Invitations' Jason Weisberger

picks Clinton advisor Podesta is a sex magic witch: Drudge Report via Infowars via Wikileaks (seems legit) Xeni Jardin

video WATCH: A Japanese hermit's serene mountain retreat Andrea James

Aryans in Arcadia Robert Balkovich

lifehacks How do I handle people who have a bad opinion of me? James Altucher

books Memento Mori: the beautiful ways we have kept the dead among the living Cory Doctorow

offworld The divine witches of cyberspace Leigh Alexander

tibet The people of Tibet need help now Ven. Thepo Rinpoche