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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    2:41 am Thu, Dec 15, 2022
    "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip

    As trite a cliché as it sounds, we live in "uncertain times." So, why not pay a visit to "uncertain places?" Uncertain Places is also the new book by Mitch… Read the rest of the article: "Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:55 am Thu, Dec 1, 2022
    "The Alchemist" is Sherlocked's most ambitious escape room yet

    In the past few years, "escape rooms" have become a ubiquitous form of immersive entertainment, with often even the smallest towns offering some. Amsterdam-based experience design studio Sherlocked has become… Read the rest of the article: "The Alchemist" is Sherlocked's most ambitious escape room yet

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:20 am Fri, Nov 4, 2022
    Mentalist Max Maven dies at 72

    A massive worldwide outpouring of love and affection followed the news that mentalist Max Maven passed at age 72. Unanimously respected, admired, and worshipped as a living legend among magicians,… Read the rest of the article: Mentalist Max Maven dies at 72

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:23 am Tue, Oct 4, 2022
    The Tarot of Austin Osman Spare

    Exciting news for everyone interested in Tarot and magic: Strange Attractor launched a Kickstarter campaign to reprint Lost Envoy, a revised edition of their book on the tarot of Austin… Read the rest of the article: The Tarot of Austin Osman Spare

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:21 am Sun, May 22, 2022
    The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht

    For those of us who believe in the power of books and ideas to engender real and long-lasting change, here's a breath of fresh air in times of darkness. This… Read the rest of the article: The Metamodernism of Hanzi Freinacht

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:12 am Tue, Dec 14, 2021
    "The Beatles: Get Back" is a scrumptious feast

    What else is left to say or write about The Beatles? Peter Jackson's newly released and highly praised documentary The Beatles: Get Back shows that, half a century after their… Read the rest of the article: "The Beatles: Get Back" is a scrumptious feast

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    1:48 pm Wed, Nov 10, 2021
    New Tarot deck celebrates history of UFOlogy

    Here's a fun and exciting new Tarot deck: The UFOlogy Tarot, inspired by the history of UFOs. This artistic project is the brainchild of a group of occultured fine folks—graphic… Read the rest of the article: New Tarot deck celebrates history of UFOlogy

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    10:00 am Sun, Oct 24, 2021
    Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi dies at 87

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi—polymath, psychologist, academic—passed away at age 87. Internationally acknowledged for his pioneering contributions to the understanding of happiness, creativity, and human fulfillment, he received the highest accolades, honorary degrees, and prestigious awards. Together… Read the rest of the article: Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi dies at 87

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    3:33 am Fri, Oct 15, 2021
    Three talismans from Italo Calvino

    Most of my intellectual heroes are now ghosts; one way to keep them alive is to remember their birthdays. Today marks the natal day of Italian literary treasure Italo Calvino,… Read the rest of the article: Three talismans from Italo Calvino

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    4:41 am Thu, Aug 19, 2021
    The mind warping art of Benjamin Sack

    Benjamin Sack is a creator of worlds: with a simple pen as his magic wand, he creates drawings of exquisite complexity and dizzying intricacy, whose ultimate effect is quite explosive.… Read the rest of the article: The mind warping art of Benjamin Sack

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    1:39 pm Fri, May 21, 2021
    Ioan Petru Culianu, argonaut of the 4th dimension

    Thirty years ago today—on May 21st, 1991—a bullet fired by an unknown murderer sadly ended the life of 41-year-old Professor Ioan Petru Culianu. Romanian-born, citizen of the world and of… Read the rest of the article: Ioan Petru Culianu, argonaut of the 4th dimension

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    1:06 pm Fri, Apr 30, 2021
    MagiQuest with Jeff McBride is the real deal of an online "magical experience"

    Up for a magical adventure? Follow Master Magician Jeff McBride through the looking glass of your screens. Since the pandemic hit, many forms of theatrical experiences did their best to… Read the rest of the article: MagiQuest with Jeff McBride is the real deal of an online "magical experience"

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    4:50 am Thu, Apr 15, 2021
    Geometric projection candle holders are super cool

    If you are into candles and Sacred Geometry, you will love these candle holders. The candle flame will create stereographic projections onto the surface they sit upon, in the patterns… Read the rest of the article: Geometric projection candle holders are super cool

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    5:10 am Thu, Feb 18, 2021
    David Crosby's "Laughing" turns 50

    In the latest installment of his wonder-filled Burning Shore newsletter, Boing Boing pal Erik Davis dons the music critic hat, and unearths a true gem: David Crosby's 1971 enchanting and… Read the rest of the article: David Crosby's "Laughing" turns 50

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    6:05 pm Fri, Jan 8, 2021
    Definitions of Art

    Trying to define Art is a challenging and hazardous occupation, given the elusive and slippery nature of such concept. Playing with definitions, however, can be a fun exercise to grapple… Read the rest of the article: Definitions of Art

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    6:42 pm Mon, Dec 7, 2020
    The wonderworld of Oracolarium

    If you had an oracle available to you, I mean a real oracle—a person or an "entity" able to actually peek into your future, and thus provide advice and direction—what… Read the rest of the article: The wonderworld of Oracolarium

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    11:24 am Mon, Nov 16, 2020
    Watch the "In & Of Itself" movie – created by Derek DelGaudio, directed by Frank Oz

    Here is a thing of beauty: the highly praised theatrical show "In & Of Itself" has been made into a film. Performed and created by Derek DelGaudio, directed by Frank… Read the rest of the article: Watch the "In & Of Itself" movie – created by Derek DelGaudio, directed by Frank Oz

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    1:09 pm Mon, Sep 14, 2020
    WTF is going on? Sensemaking in hyper weird times

    It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go WTF is going on? And of all times, WTF? is presently a totally legit response. What do I know, actually?… Read the rest of the article: WTF is going on? Sensemaking in hyper weird times

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    4:26 pm Fri, Jul 24, 2020
    Infinite Potential: The Life And Ideas of David Bohm is a gem of a documentary

    Infinite Potential, The Life And Ideas of David Bohm is a gem of a documentary (and you can watch it for free. Directed and produced by Paul Howard, it pays… Read the rest of the article: Infinite Potential: The Life And Ideas of David Bohm is a gem of a documentary

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  • Ferdinando Buscema
    4:43 pm Tue, Jul 14, 2020
    Flux and Contemplation: portrait of an artist in isolation

    This year, the merry-go-round of summer music festivals is not happening, all the major events have been canceled. And that's a bummer. But luckily, the pandemic didn't stop artists' creativity.… Read the rest of the article: Flux and Contemplation: portrait of an artist in isolation

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