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Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study

The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Cancer - Psilocybin mushroom - Psilocybin - Anxiety - Health

The Coalition is scared of scrutiny

Tony Abbott's disastrous press conference in Canberra last night - following the three amigo independents' request for Coalition Treasury costings - is putting his chances of securing the Prime Ministership in danger.

Wilmington on DVD: The City of Your Final Destination, Chicago, Sacha Guitry

In The City of Your Final Destination -- maybe the last of the lovably old-fashioned, classically constructed, deeply literate and beautifully wrought Merchant Ivory films, in the string that began back in 1963 with The Householder -- we are in Uruguay, in a very-lived-in and sunnily attractive hacienda, a place called Ocho Rios.

'Black City' a dark Dear success

It’s no wonder techno music so often gets a bad rep. The genre seems to always be associated with clubs filled with drug-induced promiscuity or the drowsy, atmospheric melodies found in nauseatingly pretentious New Wave films. With all these off-putting associations, it’s surprising the genre was able to garner even a fraction of its ever-growing following. read more

Adam Langer spoofs publishing with 'The Thieves of Manhattan': New in Paperback

For readers who still seethe when they see the works of James Frey taking up space on bookstore shelves, Adam Langer's The Thieves of Manhattan offers a satirical takedown of the fabulist and the industry that allowed him to thrive.