{R}emnants

By Joseph Matheny

The inside look at the outside culture

Cybernetics
AGP164 - Roland Kayn (1933-2011) | Simultan: Cybernetic Project for 1-5 rooms (1974)
ubu.com
AGP164 - Roland Kayn (1933-2011) | Simultan: Cybernetic Project for 1-5 rooms (1974) I – Monostabile [27:48] [MP3] • II – Sources Ergodiques, part 1 …
Songwriting
Aspen no. 3, item 3: The View from the Bandstand
ubu.com
The View from the Bandstand by Lou Reed Life among the Poobahs or "I love you Eddie, but so does Betty, 'cause you're such a handsome guy.... " Of course …
Jonestown
The C-word: what are we saying when we talk about cults?
The Guardian - Laura Woollett
Cults are hot right now, or so it would seem. One of the bestselling literary debuts of recent years, Emma Cline’s The Girls, tells of a teenage girl’s flirtation with a Manson-like cult in the summer
David Bowie
Iconic Guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan Died In A Helicopter Crash — Then His Family Called Foul Play
allthatsinteresting.com - By William DeLong
Stevie Ray Vaughan is often credited with reviving blues guitar in his heyday, but his spectacular musical career was cut short by a tragic …
Documentaries
Scientists claim the Bible is written in code that predicts future events
bigthink.com
• Mathematicians claim to see a predictive pattern in the ancient Torah texts. • The code is revealed by a method found with special computer …
Debbie Harry
Wild Women: Amazing Portraits of New York's Fierce Female Artists in the 1970s and ’80s
vintag.es - Nemo Ng
During the 1970s, photographer Marcia Resnick spent most nights at CBGB, Max’s Kansas City, and the Mudd Club. Around this time, she was enchanted by …
Horror Movies
The Original ‘Frankenstein’ Has Finally Been Restored After 108 Years — Watch
indiewire.com - Michael Nordine
The Library of Congress acquired a one-of-a-kind nitrate print. “Frankenstein” isn’t the only “Frankenstein.” James Whale’s 1931 take on Mary …
Blade Runner
How Some Classic Cyberpunk Tropes Have Outlived Their Welcome
io9 - Julie Muncy
The visual language of cyberpunk was invented in the late ‘70s. And a lot of it just doesn’t work anymore. In a new video essay centered on Altered …
String Theory
What is String Theory And Why Humanity Absolutely Needs It
futurism.com
String Theory For decades, scientists have theorized about what lies beyond the third dimension and if there can exist a unified theory to explain all …
News (U.S.)
‘Narcos: Mexico’ Explores How Cocaine Invaded America
The Daily Beast - Nick Schager
Over the course of its first three seasons, Narcos has painted a less-than-hopeful picture of the war on drugs, to put it mildly. For its fourth …
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs - Shotgun Paintings (date unknown)
ubu.com
During his later years in Kansas, Burroughs also developed a painting technique whereby he created abstract compositions by placing spray paint cans …
Cannabis Industry
Opinion: How to make legal pot work for Michigan
detroitnews.com - Geoffrey Lawrence
Lawrence writes: "With marijuana now legal in Michigan, policymakers should recognize the unfairness of previous marijuana-related convictions."
Des Moines
Marianne Williamson: 'An authoritarian corporatism threatens to erode our democracy'
desmoinesregister.com - Rekha Basu
CLOSE Why Iowa's caucuses matter to the presidential nominating process. Marianne Williamson has developed a following of millions over 35 years of …
Grant Morrison
Exclusive Preview: Grant Morrison and Dan Mora send holiday greetings with Boom!'s Klaus and the Crying Snowman
syfy.com - Jeff Spry
When winter arrives with its frosty breath and glad tidings for the holiday season, our thoughts here at SYFY WIRE turn to food, friends, family, and …
Pew Research Center
Report: Witches Now Outnumber Presbyterians In The United States
jonathanturley.org - jonathanturley
While President Donald Trump repeatedly denounces the “witch hunt” in Washington, it may becoming more and more easy to find them. According to a …
U.S. Army
Aliens or UFO? Nashville residents wonder about strange showing in the night sky
wkrn.com - WKRN Web Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Did you see something strange in the Nashville sky Saturday evening? Many residents couldn't believe their eyes as they saw …
Cannabis
Idaho State to Legalize Cannabis? - Next State on the List?
puffpuffpost.com
Idaho state to legalize cannabis as efforts continue to push medical marijuana reform as legalization spreads across the US. Recreational marijuana …
News (U.S.)
The Nazi Soldier Who Stole Tamara de Lempicka’s Famous Female Nudes Portrait
The Daily Beast - Allison McNearney
The Roaring Twenties in Paris—better known locally as Les Années Follies, or the “crazy years”—were appositely named. Hemingway and F. Scott …
Kurt Cobain
As Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged" turns 25, it's still the best live album of a generation
USA TODAY - Maeve McDermott
It’s been called the best TV episode of the ‘90s and the best live album of all time, hailed as a masterpiece from the decade’s defining band. Recorded 25 years ago in New York City on Nov. 18, 1993, "MTV
Florida
High-speed video solves how Florida ants furnish their nests with their enemies’ bodies
The Verge - Rachel Becker
Florida ant The nests of Florida ants called Formica archboldi are adorned with the carcasses of their enemies — namely, the heads of other species known as trap-jaw ants. How Formica archboldi acquire
Cannabis
How Medical Marijuana Made Me a Better Mom.
cannabisculture.com
I had a medical marijuana card for nearly two years before I worked up the nerve to buy legal weed. Living in laid-back Vermont, I had access to a …
Comic Books
Stan Lee and Marvel saved the comic-book industry after the US Congress tried to kill it
Quartz - By Oliver Staley
Today, superhero movies are the backbone of Hollywood, and comic books, once a marginal and disposable form of entertainment, have transformed into respectable “graphic novels” sold in bookstores. Movie
U.S. Army
Mysterious flying objects spotted over Nashville identified
wsmv.com - Marion Kirkpatrick
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -- Just before 7 p.m. on Saturday night, dozens of calls, pictures and videos flooded into the WSMV newsroom -- all reporting …
Cannabis
6 Ways American Colonists Used Cannabis
civilized.life - Joseph Misulonas
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving, a holiday for us to reflect on the things we’re thankful for in our lives. But if you asked the American colonists …
Boston
Marijuana to go on sale in Massachusetts Tuesday
courant.com - BOB SALSBERG
Two marijuana stores in Massachusetts were given the green light Friday to begin selling to recreational customers next week, making them the first …
San Francisco
Free Documentary: The Making Of Bullitt with Steve McQueen
silodrome.com
Documentary: The Making Of Bullitt with Steve McQueen Reading time: about 2 minutes. American • Cars • Films The Making Of Bullitt is a short documentary …
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: ‘I’m Sure of My Dream Self. I Live in My Dreams’
Rolling Stone - Jonathan Cott
We were driving down Sunset Boulevard — Christmastime in L.A. — looking for a place to eat, when Bob Dylan noticed Santa Claus, surrounded by …
University of Oxford
'Obscene' Books From Oxford's Bodleian Libraries Go on Display for the First Time
mentalfloss.com - BY Emily Petsko
A Picture of Dorian Gray and Lady Chatterley’s Lover were deemed so scandalous in the Victorian era that a separate restricted library was created …
World News
Painting handed in to Dutch embassy in Romania could be stolen Picasso
The Guardian - Sandra Laville
Investigators are examining a work of art to establish whether it is a Picasso snatched from a Dutch museum in 2012. The painting, Picasso’s Tete d’Arlequin (Harlequin’s Head) was stolen six years ago