Hey, did you know that the proposed single payer health care bill in California is already dead? Did you know that it was a Democrat that killed it? Neither did I, but…
Sometimes when a person is kidnapped or taken hostage, a psychological alliance develops between the abductee and their captor. It’s a condition called Stockholm Syndrome, and the American working class has been…
6am: I’m darting up the stairs to my attic flat, with the cab out front with its hazards on. As is a darn nice convenience to actually live in San Francisco where…
There was a time not long ago where probably like a quarter of the posts on Disinfo.com were about how amazing Julian Assange is. He seemed cool at the time I guess,…
There are few things in life as unpleasant as fear. Real, gut-wrenching fear. Horror. Anxiety. Despair. Dismay. Dread. Worry. We have taxonomies of fear, categorizations of concern, systems of aversive suspicions, and…
Originally posted on October 27, 2016 here. I am very pleased to present an interview with occult historian, author, academic, Ouija enthusiast and all around awesome dude, MITCH HOROWITZ. Mitch was raised in…
It could be said that at this point in human history, any sufficiently batshit right wing conspiracy theory is indistinguishable from satire. Which is the position I found myself in while reading…
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(Original, much shorter version published on Boundary Crosser) A friend recently pointed me to the moral alignment test that’s been so popular lately on Reddit and Buzzfeed. At first, it gave me a good chuckle…
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Here’s an interesting question that I’m probably as good a person to contemplate publicly as anyone. In fact, I should actually pitch this to a legit publication because this stuff has become…
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Interview By John Wisniewski, first run on AM/FM Magazine. John Wisniewski: Could you tell us about working on an upcoming book, “Masks”, James? James Curcio: The tentative title is Masks: Bowie and…
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(Originally Posted at Gods & Radicals) When I put two rituals in my book to hex the police some people said I had gone too far. I had to talk with a…
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As I’m currently plowing through the original Twin Peaks in mental preparation for the new one, this article reminded me of something important: I…fucking…love…David Lynch’s Dune. Now, admittedly this comes from an…
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Hello fellow Disinfonauts. I got some good feedback with the last comics I did so I spent my days off doing some more. Without any further a do, (is that the expression?)…
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Originally posted on April 28, 2016 here. I had my first truly intense, ritual psychedelic experience at the age of 15 with a few friends on a Wednesday afternoon after getting home…
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I sort of can’t believe I even clicked on this click bait-y slideshow article, but it was about UFO’s and so of course I couldn’t help myself. I knew my home state…
It was 2014 and I was conspiring with a group of Internet friends to travel across the country and lure my best friend into the desert. I can’t remember now who came…
It’s an odd predicament when there are more great albums being made than ever before by a long shot, but 90% of the stuff you hear on the radio or read about…
Babylon Burning: bonus material by Fallen Cycle A blast from the past, Mother Hive Brain agents from across the world reporting in to the Hive. This episode first syndicated on the “G-Spot,”…
This week, a short excerpt from San Francisco TAXI: A 1st Week in the Zen Life… ______ It’s end of day at ‘ol Citizen’s Cab, and I’ve just checked out at the…
Another week, another news story from a major publication with a mainstream scientist talking like he was your high school weed dealer. I don’t know what to tell you on this one,…
Originally posted on August 9, 2016 here. Jason Miller is a man who likely needs no introduction. Not only is he one of the more well known magicians today, he is one of…
Well, this breaking news is a tad pertinent to some of the things I’ve been posting on the site lately. It blows my mind how many people can’t seem to figure out…
SULPHUR from CULT MODERN on Vimeo. James Curcio: The first thing that struck me about Sulphur was a sense of psychogeography, which I know is a topic with some history and precedent…
Controversial for all the wrong reasons, marijuana is nonetheless continuing its slow progression towards full legalisation throughout the country. An increasing number of states are now taking the crucial first step of…
I’m sure most Disinfonauts have heard of Ken Hamm’s much hyped Noah’s Ark museum at this point, but have you ever looked at the fine print to see how this monstrosity managed…
This is a true story of which I have placed in the context of fiction in my upcoming fantasy novel “A Labyrinth Of Dreams” . Well, I was 17 years old…
When I was a kid, my parents and I liked to play Monopoly on the weekends. Usually my mother would win. Toward the middle of the game, rather than forcing other players…
Hey, did you know Nickelback has a new album out? Yeah, neither did I until I just stumbled upon this fun story of millionaire-half-wit-rock-star-shit-talking. The main reason I’m posting this is because…