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A Last Look at The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Lawrence Fishburne Recites "Freedom is a Breakfast Food"

12/23/2014

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Lawrence Fishburne recites "Freedom is a Breakfast Food" on Late Late Show Interview with Craig Ferguson.
"Deeds cannot dream what dreams can do." 
Craig Ferguson, known as the dark-humored, Scottish-American host of the Late Late Show said his final good night this past Friday night. I remember randomly tuning into his appropriately titled late night talk show back when I was in high school and college. There was always an underlying wink to the twisted tone of his show that was characteristic of the post-midnight time slot. 

I specifically remember watching this interview he had with Lawrence Fishburne, where the actor felt like he was in a comfortable enough environment to recite the inter-linguistic e.e. cummings poem, Freedom is a Breakfast Food. This is the type of setting that Craig Ferguson's show was able to foster. You won't typically see the highest form of poetry being expertly recited by an A-level actor on cable television—and it is this nocturnal, laissez-faire overtone that allowed for liberating interviews, such as this one, to happen. Enjoy a last look at the laid-back platform that allowed these living words of e.e. cummings to re-flourish. 

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Rewild Yourself · Daniel Vitalis Interviews Dennis McKenna [Podcast: Serotonin Upgrades, Magic Mushrooms and DMT]

12/11/2014

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Rewild Yourself Podcast: Hunting Magic Mushrooms and DMT in South America with Dennis McKenna.
The ethnopharmacologist, Dennis McKenna, the overshadowed younger brother of the late Terence McKenna, recently appeared on Daniel Vitalis's nascent ReWild Yourself Podcast. Vitalis brings up numerous relevant talking points, such as the importance of psychedelics in indigenous diets, the notion of "serotonin upgrades," and the "La Chorrera" magic mushroom and DMT hunting adventures of the McKenna brothers. The podcast can be listened to in its entirety by simply subscribing to it on iTunes or clicking here.
"The unsustainability of trying to build starships seems so crude compared to the ability to journey there from within." ~ Daniel Vitalis

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Extreme Aestheticism · How David Blaine Held His Breath for 17 Minutes [TEDMED VIDEO]

12/2/2014

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"It's practice, it's training, and experimenting while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be. That's what magic is to me." ~ David Blaine
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David Blaine attempting to break the static apnea world record in Lincoln Center.
What separates David Blaine from other elite magicians is his dedicated exploration of the uncharted realms of human potential. Experimenting with the unknown is precisely what drives the well-known Brooklyn magician. This fact becomes obvious if you simply look at his list of attempts at human insanity—you might even expand your understanding of what you thought was humanly possible in the process: 
  • Buried alive in NYC for 7 days in a coffin with nothing but water. (This fun underground experiment piqued Blaine's interest in the practice of extreme aestheticism.)
  • Froze himself in a block of ice for 3 days. (A freezing feat much more difficult than he originally expected.)
  • Balanced himself on top of a 100-foot pillar for 36 hours. (The Brooklyn magician claims he hallucinated so hard he felt as if the buildings were transforming into big animal heads.)
  • Lived in a small glass box suspended over London for 44 days with nothing but water. (Blaine claims this was the most beautiful experience of his life.)
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Blaine completing a 44 Day fast while living in a glass cube.
These boundary-dissolving experiential explorations opened new doors for the magician. He successfully deprived himself of life's non-negotiable essentials: food, water, sleep, light, companionship, equilibrium, security and comfort. After his Jesus-like 44 day fast, Blaine reached a point where the only thing left he felt he needed to forgo was the luxurious element of air. How long could the magician go without the most valuable human resource in the world? 

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