Magic Mushrooms are the Safest Recreational Drug

According to this year’s Global Drug Survey, magic mushrooms are the safest recreational drug. Of the 12,000 surveyed people who took mushrooms, just a minuscule 0.2% of them sought medical aid. More dangerous, drugs like LSD, cocaine and MDMA had a rate five times higher. Founder and consultant addiction psychiatrist of the Global Drug Survey, Adam Winstock says that the most dangerous thing about mushrooms …

“Men I Love and Other Things I Think About” at Amy Van Doran’s Modern Love Club

Curator Gabrielle Sirkin turns one room into a study on humanity, emotion and interaction

When walking into the slender, shimmering jewel box that is Amy Van Doran’s Modern Love Club, a contemporary art blitz strikes from all angles. When the East Village space opened last year as a hub for Van Doran’s high-profile matchmaking work, she described it as a “store that doesn’t sell anything.” But with prime wall space, a glass storefront and many friends in the art …

Elton John: Bennie and the Jets

Musical legend Elton John just released three new videos for three old, iconic songs. An animation for “Rocket Man,” a road trip-themed “Tiny Dancer,” and our favorite “Bennie and the Jets.” Made by Jack Whiteley and Laura Brownhill, the video is a black and white short film, in which fashion meets sci-fi and gorgeous choreography. It’s a daring take on a classic tune.