Tag Archives: Robert-Anton-Wilson
Get thee behind me, Santa
I’m back, and very glad to be back. I am also full of a nasty head cold, so posting is likely to be a bit underwhelming for a few days more. Illustration from Robert Anton Wilson’s exposition of the ancient … more…
Alan Moore: And How Are You Tonight, Mr Wilson?
Alan Moore pays tribute to Robert Anton Wilson at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, back in March. Beautiful. It reminds me of Kesey’s lovely epitaph for Neal Cassady, The Day After Superman Died, written for Esquire, later published in a rare … more…
Robert Anton Wilson 1932-2007
He’s gone. Damn. .
RAW Data
Robert Anton Wilson (see many previous posts), paralysed, bed-ridden and “high in oath”, has nevertheless taken up blogging at RAW Data. He recommends the new Hannibal Lecter book (as blogged here previously), which he considers the best of the four; … more…
Modern Alchemy: Tincture of Winchester
I am partial to smoky flavours — smoked cheese, smoked fish, smoked tea, all that good stuff — so the Tincture of Winchester candle, apparently named after the rifle and giving forth, according to this here online brochure, an aroma … more…
Robert Anton Wilson Needs Our Help
Robert Anton Wilson, author of mind-expanding, horizon-enlarging, life-affirming books beyond number, is very ill, and is having trouble covering the bills. You know you owe him big — we all do. Hie thee to Paypal, and do your bit. (via … more…
Robert Anton Wilson links
disinformation has pulled together a very respectable collection of Robert Anton Wilson links, with a little light commentary by Richard Metzger.
How To Live 11 days in 24 hours
Robert Anton Wilson (yes, him again) offers an argument or two for adopting a multiplicity of calendar systems in How To Live 11 days in 24 hours (an oldie, but a goodie)
Berkeley boycott
Who was it who said, “a single intelligent remark can destroy an entire career”? (I thought it was probably Robert Anton Wilson, but I can’t find the quote. No matter, somebody said it. The citezens of Berkeley CA are discovering … more…
Le calendrier pataphysique perpétuel
Enlarging my collection of calendar systems, Le calendrier pataphysique perpétuel (in French – you noticed?)