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Smog chokes China cities for fourth day of ‘airpocalypse’ Key points: Dozens of cities issue pollution ‘red alerts’ for fourth day over China’s smog emergency Flights have been cancelled and schools have been closed for the day China struggling in its ‘war on pollution’ due to high demand for coal power Some power plants and…
Operation Mindfuck “In the late 1960s, the group launched a project dubbed Operation Mindfuck. One prominent Discordian, the novelist Robert Anton Wilson, later explained that they wanted to be a “Cosmic Giggle Factor.” They would create “so many alternative paranoias that everybody could pick a favorite, if they were inclined that way.” He added, “I…
Tilda Swinton Sent Us Her Email Exchange with Margaret Cho About Doctor Strange, Diversity, and Whitewashing “In this year’s Marvel flick Doctor Strange, Tilda Swinton plays the Ancient One, a character that was originally Tibetan in the movie’s comic-book source material. Changing the race of the character was reportedly a politically-motivated decision “in large part…