Monthly Archive: July 2017

Performance for pets

Krõõt Jurak and Alex Bailey are on a mission to introduce the animal world to performance art. The pair stages unique shows across Europe for any pet owner who’s willing to have them, where...

Salvia trip gone wrong

Salvia divinorum, also known as S. divinorum or Salvia, is a hallucinogenic plant native to the northeastern Sierra Mazateca mountain region of Mexico where the native Mazatecs have used it for centuries as a...

Polishing a rusty knife

Ceramic whetstones used: Shapton (Green #2000), Japanese King Knife Sharpener Whetstone (#1000 & #6000).

Not your usual milks

You may think you’re fairly trendy if you drink goat milk instead of cow’s milk, or non-dairy milk such as soy, almond, cashew, hemp, or coconut milk. But there are other even more unusual...

Are eggs bad for your heart?

The claim: Eggs raise blood cholesterol levels and increase your risk for cardiovascular disease. The facts: It’s no wonder this myth still circulates. Recommendations to limit dietary cholesterol to no more than 300 milligrams a day...

Optimistic nihilism

What is great about life? It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t matter what’s great about life, It means that what’s great about life is that it doesn’t matter…

Nazis on drugs

For his book “Der Totale Rausch” (The Total Rush), published in 2015, the German writer Norman Ohler spent years studying German and U.S. records, including an extensive collection of notes kept by Theodor Morell, the...

Sushi for cats recipe

Ingredients: Sea bream Chicken breast Sashimi tuna Broad beans (or edamame) Japanese mustard spinach Bonito broth Corn starch water The history of sushi As with many ancient foods, the history of sushi is surrounded...