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Eric Hogensen
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Joe Maracic
@loudegg
(Sasha Shulgin, who died in 2014, was a brilliant chemist who held a DEA license allowing him to synthesize novel psychedelic compounds, which he did in prodigious numbers. He also was the first to synthesize MDMA since it had been patented by Merck in 1912 and forgotten. Recognizing its psychoactive properties, he introduced the so-called
... See moreMichael Pollan • How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics
Still, it's hard to overestimate deKolta's influence on his generation of magicians. He began a cult of creativity that certainly inspired two remarkable performers who followed him onto the Egyptian Hall stage. One, David Devant, is remembered today as Britain's greatest magician. The other, Charles Morritt, is largely forgotten today, a
... See moreTeller Jim Steinmeyer • Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
Vince DeSantis
@vince
Marc Astbury
@malx
Earl “Shug” Davis,
James McBride • The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel
Domenico Frongillo
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