SZUL

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A Critique of Modern Reason

The Green

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I stood there, arms, legs, and chest bleeding incessantly from the callous grip and vengeful tearing of wild thorn bushes and razor blade leaves, wishing things had turned out differently, wishing that the wounds of the hsin healed as quickly as the wounds of the flesh; even if scars are left in their wake.

I wadded in three feet deep swamp; mud, muck, and sludge forming a prison of fluidity, jailing me for sins of ...

Freddie Mercury versus Darkseid

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Let's be honest, Freddie Mercury is a comic book character in his own right. His flamboyant stage presence and otherworldly persona cemented him not only in music mythology, but in pop culture mythology as well. His contributions to the pop culture, such as the Highlander theme song and the theme to the Flash Gordon movie are just barely surpassed by his mainstream sports culture odes "We Will Rock You" and "We are the Champions ...

The Economics of Green

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Since yesterday was Earth Day, I wanted to bring up a few points about ecology and the "green" movement for people to ponder.

First, as I pointed out in a previous article on the Morality of Ecology, Aldo Leopold stated in his essay entitled "Round River":

As for diversity, what remains of our native flora and fauna remains only because agriculture has not got around to destroying it. The present ideal of agriculture is clean ...

The Truth about the Necronomicon

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There is an obsession in the occult world with a text known as The Necronomicon thanks to the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft. It is an obsession that survives and grows with each passing day despite constant refutation of its existence.

To chronicle its history we must first look at the closest thing we have to a source. Namely, Lovecraft's own essay :

Original title Al Azif - Azif being the word used by the ...