God Save The Queen

Eros and Civilization

"Of all things, hard work has become a virtue instead of the curse it was always advertised to be by our remote ancestors... Our children should be prepared to bring their children up so they won't have to work as a neurotic necessity. The necessity to work is a neurotic symptom. It is a crutch. It is an attempt to make oneself feel valuable even though there is no particular need for one's working."

--C. B. Chisholm in the panel discussion "The Psychiatry of Enduring Peace and Social Progress," in Psychiatry, Vol. IX, No. 1 (1946), p. 31.

Quoted in Herbert Marcuse, Eros and Civilization: A Philosophical Inquiry Into Freud, 1955, p. 202.

Fallen Blossoms: Explosion Project, Philadelphia Museum of Art at sunset.

Cai Guo-Qiang

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Philadelphia Weekly Real Estate Promo Video Narrated in an Understated Sincere Sort of Way by a Nice Young Hipster

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The Mysterious East, Part 3,247

SAPPORO SPACE BEER

Japanese brewery Sapporo has unveiled its new "space beer" made from barley grown aboard the International Space Station.

The barley used to brew the beer was the result of a five-month mission on board the ISS to experiment with growing crops in space.

In addition to Barley, the ISS has also harvested wheat, lettuce and peas, and may try potatoes (for eating, not vodka) next.

Sapporo's space beer, called "Space Barley" is selling six packs to 250 beer-drinkers, who will be selected through a lottery. A six pack of Space Barley is selling for around $115, or about $19 per bottle.

Space Beer

Bulgarian Venus c. 5000 BCE