Category Archives: Culture & Society

Reject Authority, Trust Yourself

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Keld Bach

Terence McKenna (November 16, 1946 – April 3, 2000) was an American ethnobotanist, mystic, psychonaut, lecturer, author, and an advocate for the responsible use of naturally occurring psychedelic plants. He spoke and wrote about a variety of subjects, including visionary … Continue reading →

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There’s No Way Like the American Way

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Keld Bach

Original photo by Margaret Bourke-White, slightly enhanced by me. Click image to enlarge. Stumbled upon this iconic photo from 1937 and started wondering whether it also (to a certain degree) reflects today’s polarised America. What do you think?

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Are We Being Told the Truth About COVID-19?

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Keld Bach

Professor Sucharit Bhakdi is a Thai-German specialist in microbiology and co-author of CORONA — False Alarm?: Facts and Figures. No other topic dominates our attention as much as Coronavirus and COVID-19, the infectious disease it triggers. There’s been a global … Continue reading →

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The Nature of Ayahuasca

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Keld Bach

A documentary exploring the use of Ayahuasca as a holistic medicine. Ayahausca is a traditional plant medicine from the Amazon used to treat a variety of physical and psychology illnesses and conditions. This film explores the use of the Ayahausca … Continue reading →

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21st Century Schizoid Man

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Keld Bach

Painting by Barry Godber (1946–1970), slightly enhanced by me. Click image to enlarge. Stumbled upon this old record cover from King Crimson’s first album and thought how well it illustrated the fear and paranoia that corporate media and politicians worldwide … Continue reading →

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Pest or Cholera? Your Choice, Dear Americans

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Keld Bach

Background image of Cornel West is courtesy of The News Journal, modified by me. Click image to enlarge. “If we choose between Trump and Biden today, next time we will have to choose between Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton. This … Continue reading →

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HUMAN – the Movie

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Keld Bach

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight? That we laugh? Cry? Our curiosity? The quest for discovery? Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: The U.S. is Simply Run by Sociopaths

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Keld Bach

How did the United States — the richest country in the world — become the worldwide epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, with one person dying of COVID-19 every 47 seconds? We spend the hour with Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned political … Continue reading →

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Peace and War: The View from Russia

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Keld Bach

From poisoning former spies in London to tampering in US elections. Leading the military support for Bashar al-Assad in Syria and playing a part in the pro-leave campaign in Britain’s Brexit referendum. From nurturing friendly relations with Iran and Turkey … Continue reading →

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Edward Snowden: The Surveillance States Will Outlast the Coronavirus

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Keld Bach

Via a video link to the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, Edward Snowden warned that the emergency measures passed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic tend to be sticky. “The emergency tends to be expanded. Then the authorities become comfortable with … Continue reading →

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