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Seaton Dubman

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2018-06 What to Watch When You're High

Last time I got high, I watched Snatch. I’d seen it twice before but I was still so confused. I should have watched the YouTube videos from Pedestrian.tv’s "A Highly Curated Selection Of Shit To Watch On YouTube When You’re Super Baked." Selections include the credulous '70s documentary The Amazing World of Psychic… Read more...

2018-06 Elotes Casserole: Mexican street corn meets the Midwest

Elotes is the Mexican street snack that celebrates the height of sweet corn season. Whole ears of freshly steamed or grilled corn are slathered with mayonnaise, rolled in cotija cheese, sprinkled with spicy chili powder, and served with a wedge of lime. It’s a beautiful balance of sweet crunchy corn, creamy mayo,… Read more...

2018-06 How Psychedelics Can Expand Your Consciousness

Michael Pollan has been writing about the the intersection of nature and culture for over 30 years. He may be best known as the guy who summed up his principles for eating thusly: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." He is the author of several books, including In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The… Read more...

2018-06 5 Pencil and Paper Games (That Aren’t Tic-Tac-Toe)

In a time before people could cure their boredom by looking down at their phone and immediately retreating into an individual silo of entertainment, slaying its specter was often a cooperative exercise, requiring nothing more than a pencil and paper. Even though pen and paper games have been supplanted by phone toggling when it comes to passing the time, it’s still handy to keep a few of them in the back pocket of your brain. These "analog" games come in handy for times when your phone’s out of charge, ...

2018-06 The Popodoro Technique Playlist

In the Pomodoro Technique for productivity, you work for 25 minutes, take a 5-minute break, and repeat. (After two hours, you take a longer break.) You can use a kitchen timer, your phone, or a specialized app. In the Popodoro technique, instead of a timer, you use music—like the new Spotify playlist from Popjustice.Read more...

# EOL: Planning For Your Digital Death

Most adults should have a legal will that provides instructions on what should happen to your assets in the event of your death. A will is not just for old people - anyone can suffer an illness or be involved in an accident that leads to their death. And while wills were principally focussed with physical goods, many… Read more...

2018-05 A Civilian’s Primer on Military Rank and Insignia

If you’re a regular ol’ civilian like me, you might have a lot of respect for the military, but you don’t know much about military culture. For example, military ranking. Thanks to television, books, and movies, and simply absorbing stuff from the ether by living in America all of my life, I’d picked up a bit on how ranking works in the various branches of the armed forces. But my knowledge was pretty cursory. I could tell you that stars on a shoulder meant the person in uniform w...

2018-05 How-To Guide for Chromebook Beginners

Clip source: The Ultimate How-To Guide for Chromebook Beginners The Ultimate How-To Guide for Chromebook BeginnersBy Dan Price Published May 21, 2018 Chromebooks deserve their reputation for being easy-to-use, but that doesn't mean everything is simple. To help you get to grips, here's an ultimate how-to guide for your Chromebook. Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More. Chromebooks have deservedly earned a re...