psychedelic

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East L.A.’s Tropa Magica led the crowd into another dimension with their psychedelic cumbias, periodicallyhowling at the moon during their rock jam session.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

"Our findings are consistent with a growing scientific perspective suggesting that psychedelic effects and serotonergic activity may be dissociated," says Andrea Mattarei, a corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

Part of the beauty and profundity of people’s psychedelic experiences is the ineffable—but the systems that run on Western science are hungry for hard data, replicable and reliable outcomes, and, perhaps most importantly, profit.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Bob Weir, a co-founder of the Grateful Dead, an iconic American band thanks to its sunny, often-improvised meld of folk, blues, country and psychedelic rock, has died at age 78.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Argus rolled his eyes in disgust, which looked pretty psychedelic since it made his whole body swirl.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan