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April 2008
- Final Trip for LSD Creator
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 30, 08 2:40 AM CDT
  
  The Swiss scientist who formulated LSD and unwittingly helped lay the foundation of '60s drug culture has died of a heart attack at the age of 102. Albert Hofmann, who called LSD his "problem child," discovered its hallucinatory properties while working on heart stimulants, reports the Washington Post . He believed laws eventually banning the drug halted important research into its potential use as a treatment for schizophrenia. More »
  
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  drugs • Novartis • hallucinogens • Aldous Huxley • LSD • Timothy Leary
February 2008
- Philip Glass: Trained By Life
  
  newser | Details | Feb 29, 08 7:24 PM CST
  
  Philip Glass paid $30 in rent in 1960s New York City, drove a cab to support his composing, and didn't make a dime on his work until he was 41. "I was trained by life," Glass tells Details of working at the kitchen table while his kids watched TV in the same room. As for creating music in isolation, "you're dreamin'." More »
  
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  New York City • drugs • classical music • composer • Philip Glass • Timothy Leary

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