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Map Of The Stars

from artnet The World’s Oldest Map of the Stars, Lost for Thousands of Years, Has Been Found in the Pages of a Medieval Parchment The ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus catalogued the coordinates of the stars. Now, his efforts have finally been uncovered. by Sarah Cascone Scholars have discovered part of the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus’s […]

Fungi’n In Jamaica

from Reuters Psychedelic mushrooms expand Jamaica tourism beyond sunshine and reggae By Kate Chappell and Brian Ellsworth TREASURE BEACH, Jamaica, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A new group of Jamaican resorts is promoting tourism that offers mystical experiences and stress relief through “magic mushrooms,” as the Caribbean nation seeks to develop a niche industry in natural psychedelics. While mushrooms […]

Addams Family Pinball

from WIRED The Wild History of the Beloved Addams Family Pinball Machine It was the most popular game ever when Bally released it in 1991, and collectors clamor for the machines even now. by MARAH EAKIN FOR MORE THAN 80 years, the Addams Family has enjoyed a delightfully macabre existence. First introduced via a single-panel cartoon in The New […]

Learning to Fly

Ska Therapy

from SPIN How Ska’s Revival Is Pushing Mental Health Despite a battle against the memes, ska is back and with a new generation’s message By Brendan Menapace At this point, the jokes about ska are about as tired as the jokes about fedoras — which are maybe one of the more deserved of the many digs […]

No Nukes

Not Right

from AP News At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt By PAT EATON-ROBB HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two decades after her release from prison, Teresa Beatty feels she is still being punished. When her mother died two years ago, the state of Connecticut put a lien on the Stamford home she […]

Sarah Thawer

Super Moon

from CBS Sacramento Two astrophotographers have captured “the most ridiculously detailed” photo of the moon BY LI COHEN A viral post has revealed an incredible new image of the moon – but it wasn’t captured by NASA. “The most ridiculously detailed” image of Earth’s lunar neighbor was a two-year project captured by two astrophotographers. The […]

Frankenstein’s Volcano

from Nautilus The Volcano That Shrouded the Earth and Gave Birth to a Monster Three years of darkness and cold spawned crime, poverty, and a literary masterpiece. BY GILLEN D’ARCY WOOD / Illustrations By Wesley Allsbrook Two hundred years ago, the greatest eruption in Earth’s recorded history took place. Mount Tambora—located on Sumbawa Island in […]