How Long Has Pollan Been Hallucinogen-Friendly?

A while? Must be the Berkeley in him.

400 years ago, visitors to this painted cave took hallucinogens https://t.co/Q2Zt4FRxQV

— Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) November 24, 2020

Will There Be a Battle When Milo Visits Again?

Go Gavin

The @AnnCoulter event in Berkeley is NOT canceled. I will be speaking tomorrow with @Lauren_Southern @FaithGoldy @BrittPettibone #POYB

— Gavin McInnes (@Gavin_McInnes) April 26, 2017

Missed Out on the Fun in Berkeley

Useless police department.







And in Austin...


3 weeks ago...

Rather Disappointing

That the venue would be involved with this sort of thing is not a shock, but it is disappointing to see what musicians are involved.

“Pickin’ on Hate”: Benefit for the Southern Poverty Law Center with Thompsonia, the Town Howlers & Windy Hill

Apparently Bryan Sutton will be there too.

If you're ever in Berkeley and on Telegraph avenue and can't decide between Smart Alec's Intelligent Food and Pappys, since their menus are similar (but Pappys has alcohol), pick Pappys. The salads are definitely better at Pappys, as the grilled chicken still tastes like grilled chicken. The chicken at Smart Alec's may be grilled but tastes like it was kept warm in a steam tray, and the quality of the salad itself is worse.

Coming Up Next Week!

Berkeley Old Time Music Convention

I don't watch the local news so I didn't learn about the fire until today - Berkeley’s Iconic Chez Panisse to Soldier on After Damaging Fire. I'm actually surprised I didn't see any mention of the fire on Facebook, but with the Facebook tweaking the news feed and playing with the filter to its advantage, any such posts could easily have been deemed unimportant for my news feed.

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Mt. Diablo String Band

Just heard them on Pig in a Pen on KPFA - great music! They'll be playing at Jupiter Cafe in Berkeley at 5 today.

Mt. Wow

2012 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention

This week, starting on Wednesday night, with a square dance at Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library (Earl White Stringband with caller Evie Ladin).



I may go to the dance on Saturday evening.

I was in Berkeley headed to the Ron Paul ralley when I passed by someone handing out advertisements for the International Academy of Wing Chun, located in Berkeley. What is the lineage of the founder? Some of the uniforms remind me of the uniforms associated with Leung Ting, and the alternative English translitteration of 永春 does not necessarily mean that it isn't linked to LT. Having some knowledge of WC, I was not given much confidence in the school by the photos on the card.

KK is thinking of having nephew #1 learn some WC when he gets older. Too many Yip Man movies...

A video with Leung Ting:

Items of Interest, 29 August 2011

Discretion Is Advised by W. James Antle, III

How al-Qaeda got to rule in Tripoli By Pepe Escobar

The Economics of Happiness by Jeffrey D. Sachs

Commentary: When technical feasibility doesn’t matter by Sharon Astyk (EB)

The Seneca effect: why decline is faster than growth by Ugo Bardi (EB)

"Learning Styles" Debunked (Again) by Catherine Gewertz

Jimmy Moore, Thanks To #AHS11, I’ve Shifted My Diet To A Low-Carb Paleo Approach

New Sustainable Butcher Shop From a Chez Panisse Alum Opens in Berkeley

Preaching Friars

The Subdeacon in the Dominican Rite from Jesson, The Urban Monk on Vimeo.

Is there anything comparable in Berkeley?

Humankind Fair Trade store in San Luis Obispo

I find Global Exchange. There is also this blog.