Food Party – pass the mushrooms please
I think I just found my new favorite show.
Making a Killing: The Untold Story of Psychotropic Drugging
I think that may be the Scientology guy narrating this, but this is an interesting view. Bit scary. Parts 2-10 after the jump.
Joaquin Phoenix raps, falls off stage
Back in October, Joaquin Phoenix announced that he’s quitting the acting to follow music pursuits:
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Ok, but who thought it’d result in this?:
This is pure genius, my hat’s off to the guy. I wonder what the documentary of this “experiment” of his will be like (currently being filmed, by his brother-in-law Casey Affleck). According to an unnamed source, he’s basically admitted it’s all an elaborate gag: “It’s a put-on. I’m going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey is going to film it.”
See also Joaquin’s Myspace
Update1: He claims it’s no Hoax
Update2: His goofy Letterman performance:
I think it’s definitely drugs.
Hemp could remove U.S. dependence on foreign oil?
Not sure if this ^ is true, but hemp does have the potential to screw over so many industries if it were just allowed to grow. Drug companies, chemicals, cotton, timber, etc. The ironic part is weed is already America’s #1 cash crop. (See also this about California’s #1 industry, pot)
Michael Pollan: fascinating lecture on the evolution of plant drugs and their ubiquity in human culture (and religion..)
This is fascinating stuff, especially the 2nd half. He was a little nerdier back in 2003!
Botany of Desire:
Dropping some science from the past few weeks
These links have been sitting in my tabs for a while, and rather than post them individually, I’m going to drop them here together.
Cheetah joins endangered species list
Scientists Back Brain Drugs for Healthy People
Is Einstein the Last Great Genius?
Proof that Albert Einstein’s black holes do exist, claim scientists
Black hole confirmed in Milky Way
Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop
Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
Does a short haircut mean women have gone off sex?
Men find long, wavy locks the sexiest hair do, while short hair leaves them cold, says poll
Young women ‘have more sexual partners’ than men
Birth Control Pills Affect Women’s Taste in Men
Could Males Really Become The Weaker Sex?
Cold Sore Virus Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease: New Treatment, Or Even Vaccine Possible
World’s first flying car on the roads from next year – yours for just £130,000
Carl Sagan essay on marijuana
I didn’t even know he smoked..
…When cannabis is legalized, I hope to see this ratio as one of the parameters printed on the pack. I hope that time isn’t too distant; the illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world….
Marijuana legalization tops questions for Obama on his website, change.gov
Wow. Too bad it’ll be ignored. 6 of the top 20 questions deal with the failed Drug War..
Quicklinks du jour — mmm, that sounds good, I’ll have that.
Wicked electric car from Dodge slated for 2010 — that is Lotus styling. So cool, and FAST.
How to Build a Cell Phone Interceptor — ?!?!
Origami your used Netflix papers
Stupid cops think they OD’d on some pot brownies — “I think we’re dead.”
CNN gives advice on when to take a sleeping pill
Creepy/funny dude likes his stereo power cable better than women
“Horny goat weed could be better than Viagra” — now that is a headline
Mega white hot links
a.k.a.: operation clear browser tabs.
30+ “must-have” Firefox addons
11 Firefox extensions that replace stand-alone applications
Will Quantum Computing kill the PC? – wtf?
Reddit, Stumbleupon, Del.icio.us, and Hacker News algorithms exposed
How to “peel” a hard boiled egg without peeling – i call BS. esp on this guy, the “4 hour workweek” guy
America’s top 20 growing and disappearing jobs
20 Healthiest Foods for under $1
Set Up Cheap Ambient Lighting with Rope Lights
Hilarious review of Quiznos’ subs written in 2003 – oh Black Angus you are so luscious
2 Hot Chics demonstrate 28 days of Kama Sutra (nsfw)
Japanese Sushi Rage Threatens iconic Mediterranean Tuna
10 Most and Least Expensive Cars to Insure
7 Essential Cheat Sheets to Download
Pushups: do 100 in this 6 week program
Police threw 32 pounds of pot on a Maryland mayor’s doorstep then stormed in and killed his dogs – wtf
You’ve seen the Dramatic Hamster – now witness: Dramatic Cat
Esquire’s 75 Things a Man Should Do Before He Dies
MapMyRun.com tells you how far your run was
Battery powered ultralight plane – very hot
theonion.com: ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Lets Players Play a Character Playing ‘Warcraft’ (video) – lol
12 Foods you don’t have to buy organic (and 12 which you should)
Liquid Nitrogen Dumped into a swimming pool (video)
CO-ED Magazine’s ‘10 Bands You Need To Know But Probably Don’t
CSS Layouts: 40+ Tutorials, Demos, Tips, and Best Practices
California bans all trans fats
Christian The Lion – wow I got a little verklempt thanks for the link Mom
Best Chinese Restaurant Name Ever - sounds delicious!
Weekend quicklinks 7/26/08
‘Yeti’ Hair Found? Stumping analysts so far..
GTAIV PC-bound? I knew there was a reason I didn’t get a PS3 yet..
Shrooms and ESP – wacky broadcasts from 1961
Navy official thinks Flight 93 was shot down
Soy foods reduce sperm count – I’ve heard this before as it lowers testosterone, which to me is scarier heh. They’d better be sure they’re controlling for causation vs correlation..
Interesting game where you control 16 cursors
How to use a Wacom tablet to make digital art
How to digitally paint Albert Einstein
Canada’s spreading cannabis crop
Sarcasm is a survival skill? – RichardDawkins.net
Obesity % by state, map of US – there may as well just be one big word “FAT” across the whole thing
How to make your own USB NES controller, with games (source) (see also inside a light gun)
America’s most walkable cities
Creepy article about humans merging with machines in the near future
The guy from Cannibal Corpse likes to play WoW
And he sure as hell don’t play Alliance.
Weekend quicklinks: 5/11/08
Rare leopard’s photo captured via camera “trap” in Russia
Guy describes how he wrote a bot which makes $$ at online poker
OpenOffice 3.0 beta is out, ARS gives it a preview
Breast-fed children found to be smarter
OJ’s former manager says he confessed to him while stoned. omg!
Sad Kermit sings Elliott Smith’s Needle in the Hay (video)
Cocaine subs which hold 8-10 tons are the new thing in drug smuggling
Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies
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