Why Adults Think New Music Sucks

from aeon Now THAT was music One grim day (when youth is over) you find that new music gets on your nerves. But why do our musical tastes freeze over? Some of us are more susceptible than others, but eventually it happens to us all. You know what I’m talking about:...

The Original Banksy

from The New York Post The epic rise and disgusting flameout of the artist who ruled 80s New York By Raquel Laneri Richard Hambleton / Courtesy of Storyville Films and Motto Pictures In the early 1980s, a series of shadowy street paintings — life-size monsters and...

Lonely Cities

from The Week Will the high-tech cities of the future be utterly lonely? by Jessica Brown Maciej Bledowski / Alamy Stock Photo Humans are inherently social animals, and our health suffers if we’re cut off from social ties. So it’s no wonder the so-called...

Buy a dose, get a brain…

from The Independent First evidence found that LSD produces ‘higher’ level of consciousness, scientists claim However the increased brain activity detected is not actually ‘better’, according to the researchers by Ian Johnston The cover of the...