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Pseudonyms and Fuzzy Memories

Posted by Chris Parizo on Thu, Mar 11, 2010

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Over the past two years, I rode the rollercoaster of being a “professional” paranormal investigator. I joined and left three different paranormal groups: one documented in earlier Contrarian posts, and two recent groups where I used a pseudonym and a fabricated personal history in the hopes of hiding from my very “Googleable” existence (19,800 results [...]

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On Sonic Aesthetics and Musical Craft

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sat, Jan 30, 2010

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This morning I awoke to a head full of thoughts — not an unfamiliar phenomenon, I must say. During coffee, something drew me to an online collection of interview snippets about/with Syd Barrett — the late psych-pop acid casualty and leader of the original Pink Floyd. Actually, I know exactly how I got there — [...]

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Merry Christmas from the Process Church

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Dec 24, 2009

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The Process Church of the Final Judgment was one of the more enigmatic of the Aquarian-age neo-Jesus cults to bubble up from the psychic well of the 1960s. It is my belief that there are points in history when societal structures — cultural mores, spiritual tenets, control apparatuses — go haywire, resulting in a funhouse reflection [...]

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Christmas and the Supernatural

Posted by Chris Parizo on Tue, Dec 15, 2009

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The paranormal has long played a crucial role in storytelling, even Christmas tales. For proof of this, you only need to turn to one of the most beloved holiday stories of all time: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. For those not privy to cornerstones of Western lit (or suffering from severe amnesia), the book tells [...]

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Scotch Whisky, Lists & Existential Dread

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sat, Nov 28, 2009

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Greetings. I trust your Thanksgiving indulgences were agreeable. Now that the tryptophan coma has worn off, we can get back to business. Here’s an update about some recent concerns at The Contrarian HQ. Scotch Whisky: I’m learning (or hope to begin learning more) about this magical beverage. I never much cared for Scotch, considering it to be [...]

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