Josh Peters, a local brother at Leaping Laughter Oasis, is a stage performer who presents The Dangerous Fun Show, a presentation of daring acts designed to thrill and excite audiences, reminiscent of the side show acts of days gone by.… Continue Reading
Fourteen years ago today in the Warwick Hotel, off the Champs Elysees in Paris, musician Robert Palmer died of a heart attack. Though he’s probably best known for his “Addicted to Love” music video in 1986, Palmer began his discography… Continue Reading
We posted a review of Opera Philadelphia’s production of Daniel Hertzerber’s opera The Wake World, based on Aleister Crowley’s poem of the same name. Here’s the synopsis OP posted: Here’s the synposis posted by Opera Philadelphia who produced these performances:… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, September 19, Black Dog & Leventhal released a great new book by sexologist Philippe Brenot and graphic artist Laetitia Coryn, The Story of Sex: A Graphic History Through the Ages. Most history books don’t talk about sex, and that can… Continue Reading
Last week saw the World Premier of David Hertzberg’s operatic production inspired by Aleister Crowley’s fairy tale – “The Wake World. It was staged in the Annenberg Court of the Barnes Foundation museum, which is situated on Benjamin Franklin Parkway,… Continue Reading
ALL IN ALL. The conceptual world of the mystic philosopher Jacob Boehme One of the most important German thinkers, the philosopher and mystic Jacob Böhme (1575 – 1624) made an impact on literature, philosophy, religion and art that resonated… Continue Reading
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Like most us I watched hurricane Irma hit Florida and immediately I was worried about my Brothers and Sisters. Here’s a way to be proactive and help your Brethren.… Continue Reading
Not all women are able to orgasm, and fewer can do so during sex. Fewer still can achieve multiple orgasm. Still, Astroglide says, “Though people of all genders are capable of enjoying multiple orgasms, it’s no secret that women are… Continue Reading
Two days ago the NY Times ran a review of Opera Philadelphia’s unprecedented staging of an opera-palooza aka O17 which includes a staging of Aleister Crowley’s “The Wake World.” The review states: “The notion of what opera can be may… Continue Reading
The New York Times Book Review ran a highly critical review this Summer of a new biography of Gnostic Saint Wolfgang von Goethe Life as a Work of Art by Rüdiger Safranski translated by David Dollenmayer. Among the notable criticisms by the… Continue Reading