Adam produced a large baggie of dusty organic chunks, chalky with hints of red, reminiscent of the Arizona desert it came from. The shriveled, disintegrating flesh of a divine mushroom. The fly agaric, amanita muscaria. It's administered ritually as an entheogen in parts of Siberia. There are rumors that this was the Hindu gods' soma, and I have even heard it whispered that early Christianity rose out of a fertility cult devoted to the amanita."I got this from the Navajo," he said.

EUGENE, SIR: I really don’t know how to have this question answered without me feeling stupid for having asked it, and my man’s been shy or maybe even untruthful when I ask him, but how can I improve the quality of the oral sex I give? — Head Start Dear Yo, Ho, Blow the Man Down: I don’t know that you’d ask a guy who owned a car and had driven a car what it’s like to fix a car, but being that I own a penis and have used the penis that I own, I’m more than happy to advise on how to work it from the business end. That’s even if I, myself, have only the most scant...

I was at church youth group when my mom called to tell me we were moving from the Northern California town I'd known my whole life to a desert township an hour outside Reno, Nevada. She didn't even have the decency to tell me face-to-face.Better I was with God than with her when the news came down, I suppose. When I imagine parenting a girl like me at 15, I'd probably have done the same thing. Let the youth pastor deal with that teen tantrum.

It would be incorrect to blame Tom Cruise. Or the shibboleths connected to feeling the need for motorcycle speed. It would, however, be totally correct to blame circumstance and an outsize hunger for a certain kind of superlative. Power. Speed. Extremes. All reaching their conclusion as I stood at Camden Honda in San Jose in the shadow of the great Kawasaki KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. To be clear, the kind of reverence that Hunter S.

Every Wednesday, we’re debating hot topics in the lead-up to our next TV show, Third Rail With OZY, launching on PBS this fall. Last week we asked, “Is being poor a sign of failure?” You answered. Here are some reader responses and perspectives, condensed and edited for clarity. Check back tomorrow for our next question. Unfortunately, in our society being “poor” translates into a category of how much money one makes.

It's a true step back in time. At El Chorrito Antillano, the fashion and decor are reminiscent of the 1960s and '70s - salsa's heyday. Here, a gigantic embroidered tiger-on-a-shirt dances with teal blue tights. Carlos Arturo Quiñones, a regular salsero, alone and a bit tipsy, doesn't hold back. He grabs a cowbell from the bar and sinks into "Sonido Bestial" with the confidence of a matador. He knows everyone and dances with anyone. On a Sunday night around 9:30 p.m.

First, the comedian tells a story about a Tinder date gone wrong. Then she relates a bout of nasty food poisoning, the result of an undercooked burrito. The crowd looks restless; she pauses and cocks her head. Is that the infamous bell? Yep, that's her musical time-out card. Cue the track, and the comedian shimmies across the stage and slowly slides out of her skirt. Then she bows to the audience and launches into another story, till the bell tolls again.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Darryl "Truck" BryantMorgantown, West VirginiaIt's a beautiful start to Thursday in Morgantown, man. I got in a workout at theWVU practice facility this morning - got that out of the way. The university treats their former players well - it's an open-door policy when I'm in town. The day is young.

EUGENE, SIR: I hate sex toys, mostly because I think they’re boring. My girlfriend loves them. My refusal to use them is turning into something of a problem. Is there a midway point here? And what’s the deal with sex toys anyway? — Spencer Dear Mr. For Hire: Colors? Meet palette. The reality of it is that lights, incense and “mood” music are all designed to burnish experience.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Darryl "Truck" BryantMorgantown, West VirginiaIt's a beautiful start to Thursday in Morgantown, man. I got in a workout at theWVU practice facility this morning - got that out of the way. The university treats their former players well - it's an open-door policy when I'm in town. The day is young.