Just thought I'd link to the interesting discussion currently taking place on Making Light re "the myth of the Finding of the True King (or Queen)," and the practical need for a ...

http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-quiggin-on-utopia?page=1Not much to say here, except read the interview. It's not revolutionary, really, but pleasant because it is level-headed and practical. Not to mention he's a reader of Iain Banks' "Culture" novels. ...

I'd like this to be a general discussion of perceptions and experiences of sex work as a social economic activity and its impact. For example, it can be inclusive of appropriate opinions ...

Never the most politically informed about things that happen on the world stage (it seeps in but I'm often somewhat overwhelmed by the scale of it all when I start reading) I ...

It seems a lot of us want to talk about privilege. Whether that's addressing abuses of it by others or asking about the careful management of our own. It seems we want ...

This comes from yonder debate on the role of metaphysics in the standard permaculture curriculum. I wanted to lab this out here in this community, ‘cause I think we have the decency to ...

"If you ask me, and as the News International scandal persists, I think I need to ask my own self a question, and it is this: how many schadenfreugasms can I actually ...

The Wild Hunt just posted an article about a right-wing Christian group who wants to de-Paganize the District of Columbia, rebranding it the "District of Christ" (I mean, really?). The group is ...

My heart goes out to those in danger in Japan. They've had an 8.9 earthquake, followed inevitably by local tsunami. I can only imagine the damage is terrible. I haven't yet seen ...

I'm starting this thread for sharing links and discussion around intentional communities, specifically those that support magic, spirituality, or other strands of this Big Thing we're here talking about. So if you ...