Archive for March 2009

The Blank Slate, and other reviews

Here's a round-up of recent book reviews in the library, headed by my shock recent favourite. Following from my 'Violence, Visions & Evolution' talk at Metageum yesterday, I'll be publishing something more extensive about Pinker and Lawrence Keeley soon. But, my criticisms aside, The Blank Slate is a surprisingly good... More »

Posted on March 30th 2009 at 1:10 | No tags | Comments Off

Equinox Festival 2009

Tickets are now on sale for the exciting-looking Equinox Festival, to be held from June 12th-14th at Conway Hall in London. Performers include Comus, John Zorn, Aethenor, Z'ev and Arktau Eos; speakers include Ralph Metzner, Erik Davis, Stephen Grasso, David Beth, James Curcio, Philip Farber, Carl Abrahamsson and Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule; films... More »

Posted on March 23rd 2009 at 14:05 | Tags: altered states, cinema, conferences, festivals, magic, music, performance | Comments Off

Metageum 2009

Coming up fast, over the last week of March, is the next Metageum conference. The last one was a fascinating event in Malta; this time, we're in the slightly less megalith-rich, but hopefully more humanly hectic environs of London. Specifically, at the ever-conducive venue, Treadwell's. Speakers so far include Paul Devereux,... More »

Posted on March 11th 2009 at 1:47 | Tags: animals, anthropology, conferences, ecology, evolution, hunter gatherer culture, prehistory, rock art, violence | 2 comments »