Category: General
Greg Tate: the flyboy goes back to the future
From Michael Jacksons nose to the righteousness of Jan-Michel Basquiat, Tate has been analysing culture for over 30 mind-expanding years. He talks philosophy, Afrofuturism, and how black artists defy boundaries. In his 1987 Village Voice essay I’m White! What’s Wrong with Michael Jackson, Greg Tate wrote there was proof that God dont like ugly since […]
No Man’s Sky is Elite for the 21st century. Pointless? Maybe but also sublime
Critics of No Man’s Sky tend to see games as entertainment products, while fans of this eccentric space exploration sim view it as an experience. When I was 13 I took the game Elite very seriously. The seminal space exploration and trading simulation, which presented the player with a ship and a vast galaxy and […]
Here’s What Scientists Really Think About ‘Chemtrails’
The next time you ponder those white, cloud-like streaks painted across the sky, remember this newly published paper before disdainfully whispering to yourself, “chemtrails…” In the first peer-reviewed study of its kind, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Carnegie Institution for Science found that the world’s leading atmospheric scientists overwhelmingly believe that […]
A-level results due out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – BBC News
But a small number of universities accidentally sent out acceptances or rejections a day early, with the admissions service blaming automated computer systems. What to do if you don’t make your grades Why do more girls go to university? Degrees have ‘retained earnings value’ Prof Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment […]
The 5 Stages Of Making A Major Life Change
According to famed life coach Tony Robbins, making a calculated shift in your life or initiating a major life change is a process that begins before you ever feel ready to take the leap. Nearly everyone who undergoes a transformation follows this same process, he says, and in Robbins’ experience empowering individuals to transform their […]