The Mountain
Month: August 2011
Timothy Leary’s 1985 software Mind Mirror
Here is bOING bOING patron saint Dr. Timothy Leary explaining Mind Mirror, the software he created in 1985 with Bob Dietz and Peter Van den Beemt. Published by Electronic Arts, Mind Mirror was a pop psychology role playing game where… Continue Reading
Imaginary Foundation’s “The Undivided Mind” virtual art installation
Last year, our friends at the Imaginary Foundation opened an all-too-temporary art installation in San Francisco's Lower Haight district. Fortunately, they have now created an interactive virtual gallery to preserve this wonder of culture and chalk. From "The Undivided Mind":… Continue Reading
We Actually ‘Become’ Happy Vampires or Contented Wizards When Reading a Book
ScienceDaily (May 10, 2011) — Bad news for 'muggle' parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them. The good news is that,… Continue Reading
The New 3-D: Kinetic Movie Theater Seating
You know what the problem with a lot of movies coming out is? THEY BLOW. They were poorly written, grossly over-marketed, and suck nards. Not because they aren't watched in seats that move. But has that stopped D-Box (D-Bag's cardboard… Continue Reading
Legendary psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs live at Cinefamily
Linda Perhacs is a California dentist who recorded a legendary psychedelic-folk record titled Parallelograms in 1970. The album was not a success and Perhacs returned to her dentistry practice. In 2000, she discovered to her surprise that 30 years after… Continue Reading