At the beginning of Trudell the documentary there is a quote from an FBI memo: "He is extremely eloquent...therefore extremely dangerous." For years John has portrayed law enforcement as the security force for corporations, allowing them to cheaply extract natural resources at a high cost in life. He reminds us the war against natives is ongoing. (more)

In this edition of Reality Sandwich Reviews: Life of Pi, Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss, Chasing Ice, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought, Lincoln, God: A Story of  Revelation, The Adventurous Heart: Figures and Capriccios, Samsara, and A Hologram for the King. (more)

Announcing the new Reality Sandwich podcast, delivering the RS magic aurally. Now available: "Episode 1: The Phantom Machine Elf, with Rupert Sheldrake, Daniel Moler, and Penn Badgley."  In this edition we cover dogma, telepathy, James Joyce, language-reality breakdowns, learning to vomit and learning to love, how Peruvians predict the next president, predicting the future with your skin, the happiest man on earth, and the enduring influence of the late, great Terence McKenna. (more)

The hub for all Reality Sandwich podcasts, and other podcasts of interest.  (more)

Damian Lazarus, head of the influential Crosstown Rebels record label, is transforming the clichéd image of house music. In this interview, Lazarus talks about Burning Man and Day Zero, his upcoming 24-hour dance party synchronized to the end of the Mayan Calendar. (more)

Introducing our new column of book, video and music reviews. (more)

Since 2008, Miami's Moksha Visionary Art Fair has provided artists with an outlet to showcase their work, while offering a unique 3-day multi-sensory experience to an audience hungry for art that speaks to higher levels of consciousness. (more)

He was the first man banned in Boston.  He was the first American foreclosed on by a company. He was the first American to publish a fart joke, and the first American to publish a dick joke.  He was also the first American accused of being a traitor. His name was Thomas Morton, but he would have wanted us to call him Tom. (more)

To an outsider, Brazil may seem like an easygoing and morally loose society. We do have, in some ways, an easy-going, openhearted nature. But in truth, we have a profoundly moralistic ethos inherited from our Roman Catholic colonization. It makes dealing with the chaotic amorality of the rave scene's bacchanalia difficult. (more)

Mystical Sun has been making verdant listening-room electronica for almost two decades. The recently-released 26000 is his first album in four years, a testament to the time-intensive work and, poetically, also a concept album about deep time and epochal cycles. (more)

Introducing our new column of book, video and music reviews. In this edition: Cloud Atlas, Two Fingers Stunt Rhythms, The Moneyless Manifesto, Dreams and Guided Imagery, Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives, The Secrets of Alchemy, Video Game Play and Consciousness, and Terence McKenna Omnibus 2012.    (more)

If Tool and Jeff Buckley had an orgy on peyote in the desert and created a love child, that baby would be Sorne. The live performance weaves together the cycles of a story of five children told through music, visual art, and film. It is a sprouting, living mythos. (more)

A total solar eclipse is expected near Cairns, Far North Queensland, on 14th November 2012. A week long festival will be held to celebrate the cosmic event. 8-10,000 people from Australia and overseas will attend the Eclipse2012 Music, Arts & Healing Festival along with an impressive global lineup of sonic and visual artists as well as guest speakers and workshops. (more)