Design Buzz Feast your eyes on this gorgeous home built by an architect who just so happened to enjoy tripping on mushrooms as much as building houses. The home, located in Aspen, Colorado, has been known as the “Magic Mushroom House” since its its inception in 1973.
Science Buzz The NYC local who spotted these dick-shaped mushrooms after Irene hit says there are hundreds growing in an Alphabet City park and the Village Voice blog thinks they might be magic.
Science Buzz Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces their list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. And the winners are…
Culture Buzz Deviant Art user MyBurningEyes made these Super Shrooms as an improvement on the regular Mario mushrooms. It is unclear what they are supposed to do when you eat them, but it's probably pretty awesome.
Culture Buzz Noah Smith was arrested in South Carolina on November 6th for assault, burglary and indecent exposure. Below are excerpts of the police report detailing the arrest, presented without comment or grammatical edits. WARNING: If you're squeamish about cute animals meeting horrible ends (foreshadowing), do not proceed.
Relief may be on the way for terminally ill cancer patients struggling with anxiety. A new study claims that patients who took a small dose of psilocybin — the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”— felt less anxious 1-3 months after consuming the hallucinogen. After years of lectures from teachers and parents, who would have thought that this psychedelic drug would be now used medically as a mood enhancer. Never say never.
Tech Buzz Stop the hateful woodland creatures from eating mushrooms. Use extreme force if necessary.
This newly discovered mushroom, the Phallus dreweseii, is named after two things. A guy named Robert Drewes and its striking resemblance to a penis. It was just found off the coast of West Africa.
Usual story, got robbed while masturbating, dog killed with mushrooms…blah blah blah