Most of us think of Europe as the ancestral home of white people. But a new study shows that pale skin, as well as other traits such as tallness and the ability to digest milk as adults, arrived in most… Continue Reading
The BBC recently posted an article on “anti-languages,” essentially a type of encryption that allow those who possess the keys to communicate secretly, out loud in public. The piece begins: “Since at least Tudor times, secret argots have been used… Continue Reading
The AVClub.com reports the upcoming publication of a new graphic novel authored by Doug Rushkoff that pits a heroic Aleister Crowley against arch-villain Adoph Hitler (can’t get more villainous now, can we?) They state: “It started with the thought, ‘What… Continue Reading
A fisherman in a cave outside Chongqing in southwestern China stepped on something “soft” and “slimy,” and also rare, as it turns out. Wang Yong discovered a Chinese giant salamander that is estimated to be 200 years old, according to… Continue Reading
Registration is now open for the following Advanced Initiation Training workshop later this year: Leaping Laughter Lodge, Ordo Templi Orientis in the Valley of Minneapolis, MN on the weekend of May 6 – 8, 2016 e.v. This training is designed… Continue Reading
The New York Times, among many other publications, reported the death of philosopher/novelist/semiotician Umberto Eco on Friday, February 19. Eco of course has been of interest to the occultly inclined for many years owing to his incorporation of elements of… Continue Reading
The Gnostic saint Algernon Swinburne said of “the making of man” in his epic poem Atalanta in Calydon: In his heart is a burning desire, In his eyes foreknowledge of death; The New York Times Book Review recently ran a… Continue Reading
rench winemakers first learned the trade from the Etruscans, an ancient Italian civilization, kicking off domestic production around 525 B.C., according to new research by a team of scientists lead by Patrick McGovern. Archaeologists have long thought that the Etruscans brought wine and… Continue Reading
Last fall, we reported on the revelation that tardigrades, already known for being indestructible, are also about 16% not-tardigrade. They have quite a bit of foreign DNA in their genome, and scientists aren’t sure why it’s there. Now scientists have… Continue Reading
The group Telesterion is having a busy season with a live show coming up on March 4, 2016 at Studio Seven in Seattle, followed by a stint in the recording studio later in March to produce their first album. They… Continue Reading