Mushrooms and depression

Psylocibin shows promise as a treatment for depression, and scientists could be close to discovering what some indigenous animists have known for a long time.

Offerings at a depression shrine

A depression shrine is intended to be a nicer home for this spirit than the human body.

Money and depression, a dynamic duo

Money is depressing. Depression loves money. Are we doomed to a cycle of spirits feeding on each other?

The pets who go before us

Mourning pets can even be a proxy for mourning humans.

Corporations are [not] people

I’ve been trying for months to write about why corporations are not people. The reason this is such a struggle, I fear, is because corporations actually are people. They are treated like people by other people; what more is there to know? When the Citizens United case was decided, it resulted in an outcry of,