"The Antics Roadshow" charts the history of public bad behaviour, from anarchists and activists to attention seeking eccentrics. The hour-long special recounts the stories behind some of the most audacious stunts of recent times and what motivates the...

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/08/raising-rivals-costs-and-reform-in-the-public-interest.html "Matt Yglesias draws some interesting lessons and hope (!) from my paper on The Separation of Commerical and Investment Banking: The Morgans...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323455104579016203011548912.html "For hundreds of years, Chinese have burned stacks of so-called "ghost money" for their ancestors to help ensure their comfort in the afterlife. Traditionally, paper money...

Feb. 6, 1993 Here is a video that includes the best of this legendary show from 1993. The roster includes; Hakim Bey, Robert Anton Wilson, Nick Herbert, Rob Brezsny and Joseph Matheny.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2013/08/22/study-to-the-human-brain-me-is-we/ "A new study from University of Virginia researchers supports a finding that’s been gaining science-fueled momentum in recent years: the human brain is wired to connect...

http://www.today.com/news/bradley-manning-i-want-live-woman-6C10974915 "I want to thank everybody who has supported me over the last three years. Throughout this long ordeal, your letters of support and encouragement have helped keep me strong. I am forever...

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/saudi-arabias-war-on-witchcraft/278701/ "In 2007, Egyptian pharmacist Mustafa Ibrahim was beheaded in Riyadh after his conviction on charges of "practicing magic and sorcery as well as adultery...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23783055 "An Egyptian court has ordered the release on bail of former President Hosni Mubarak in a corruption case. Reports from Cairo suggest he may be freed from prison on Thursday and state prosecutors say...

http://www.radicalcartography.net/index.html?discoveries Every Columbus Day, we're reminded of the difference between discovery and "discovery" — and rightly so. But let's not sell Europe short; after all, European explorers found plenty of diminutive...

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/18/david-miranda-detained-uk-nsa "They obviously had zero suspicion that David was associated with a terrorist organization or involved in any terrorist plot. Instead, they spent their time interrogating...