Daily Archives: November 14, 2013

Famous Paintings Updated With 21st-Century Gadgets

“Famous Paintings Updated With 21st-Century Gadgets” features about a dozen famous artworks, with cell phones or iPads strategically placed into view, something that is now ubiquitous in our technologically over-stimulated society today. Here’s the take on “Wanderer Above the Sea … Continue reading

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Andy Kaufman

Here’s a most interesting (and bizarre) allegation, from Kaufman’s own brother & a woman claiming to be Andy’s daughter, that Andy did in fact fake his own death. Update: New reports indicate it’s a hoax by Andy’s brother and the … Continue reading

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Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?

Here’s the definition of psychopathy via the always-reliable Wikipedia: Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, … Continue reading

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Fifty Ways to Leave Leviathan

In the current issue of The Freeman is “Fifty Ways to Leave Leviathan“, where Max Borders & Jeffrey Tucker discuss some of the bottom-up, libertarian-oriented dynamics rapidly changing society, and with the potential to bypass the State. There’s a brief … Continue reading

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