The clinical literature describes bad trips as experiences that include fear or panic, paranoia, sadness or depressed mood, anger, confusion, and dissociation. Laypeople describe bad trips as experiences that include encountering terrifying entities and places, experiencing anguish, grief, and despair, revisiting traumatic childhood experiences, having painful insights, upsetting realizations, or an anxiety attack, and thinking […]
I recently found an item that I assumed was lost to time: My “Snog Log.” Snogging , if you’re unfamiliar with the term, is British slang, common in the 90s, for making out. It’s apt for the type of kissing we do as teens, conjuring the wet slugs of tongues, the mouth wiped on the […]
Hope everyone is rocking out to the latest BAND-MAID album Epic Narratives ! Lead guitarist KANAMI, rhythm guitarist and vocalist MIKU, and lead vocalist SAIKI shared with us their takes on penning each of the 14 mesmerizing tracks. From the flesh-tearing heaviness to the wistfully sentimental, tap into each member’s inner core as they recall […]
When you think of marketing and sales, do you think colorful, fun, and creative? If you’re like 85% of my colleagues and clients, I’m guessing you don’t. I didn’t either. I used to think “sales” was code for pushy dude bros trying to scam me into buying a used car with no brakes. During the […]
Tony Hale, Anna Kendrick and Daniel Zovatto in ‘Woman of the Hour.’ Woman of the Hour found a savior in Anna Kendrick , just when it needed one the most. The true-crime thriller is now streaming on Netflix and marks the feature directorial debut for Kendrick, who also stars. The film is based on the […]
Bruce Eric Kaplan, circa 2015, at the Paley Center. Photo by Getty Images October 22, 2024 They Went Another Way By Bruce Eric Kaplan Henry Holt, 272 pages, $29 Bruce Eric Kaplan’s wryly comic, decidedly low-key memoir calls to mind David Yazbek’s lyrics for the song “Waiting” in the Broadway musical The Band’s Visit : […]
Alexandria Rogers is the author of the critically acclaimed middle grade fantasy adventure series, The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights . Her newest book, Spellbound Solstice , releases October 22, 2024. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, daughter, and dog, in eternal search of excuses to visit Paris. Follow her on Instagram […]
Features Author Kate Risse discusses writing her debut novel and the inspirations that shaped the story. Tweet Share By Photo courtesy of KATE RISSE HUMANIST: Beyond writing, Risse is a professor of Spanish Language and Culture at Tufts University. — Content warning: The following article discusses natural disasters and hurricane devastation. The year is 2026 […]
Since 2009, when his first novel Some Things That Meant the World to Me introduced his heart-rending, beat-driven, often surreal voice, Joshua Mohr has published nine books—two raw addiction memoirs ( Sirens and Model Citizen ) and seven idiosyncratic novels. The New York Times called his 2011 novel Damascus , set in a dive bar […]
In a lot of ways, writing historical fiction is a double-edged sword. You have the framework and structure of real lives, based on historical facts. But because it’s fiction, the possibilities of what you can actually do with your story are endless. ( When Research Leads the Story .) You can go with alternate history: […]
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