Rave New World
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Field notes from the fringes of counterculture, by drugs and nightlife reporter Michelle Lhooq
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A REHEARSAL FOR THE REVOLUTION • Under ICE crackdown, Mexican workers bring theater of resistance to Hollywood
A REHEARSAL FOR THE REVOLUTION
Under ICE crackdown, Mexican workers bring theater of resistance to Hollywood
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January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A REHEARSAL FOR THE REVOLUTION • Under ICE crackdown, Mexican workers bring theater of resistance to Hollywood
LULLABIES FOR THE DISPOSSESED • Asia’s zombie vapes are poisons of last resort
LULLABIES FOR THE DISPOSSESED
Asia’s zombie vapes are poisons of last resort
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December 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
LULLABIES FOR THE DISPOSSESED • Asia’s zombie vapes are poisons of last resort
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE NEO-WOOK? • At Osmosis festival deep in Oregon weed country, a new strain of psychedelic raver emerges
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE NEO-WOOK?
At Osmosis festival deep in Oregon weed country, a new strain of psychedelic raver emerges
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE NEO-WOOK? • At Osmosis festival deep in Oregon weed country, a new strain of psychedelic raver emerges
TRENDING: Ketamine as a Cheat Code • Plus: new-wave weed drinks, soft clubbing, and decoding the psychedelic guru Terence McKenna
TRENDING: Ketamine as a Cheat Code
Plus: new-wave weed drinks, soft clubbing, and decoding the psychedelic guru Terence McKenna
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
TRENDING: Ketamine as a Cheat Code • Plus: new-wave weed drinks, soft clubbing, and decoding the psychedelic guru Terence McKenna
DOES ‘THE CORTEGE’ LIVE UP TO THE HYPE? • A “ceremony of grief” summons folklore and ritual, but fails to conjure more than empty spectacle
DOES ‘THE CORTEGE’ LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
A “ceremony of grief” summons folklore and ritual, but fails to conjure more than empty spectacle
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
DOES ‘THE CORTEGE’ LIVE UP TO THE HYPE? • A “ceremony of grief” summons folklore and ritual, but fails to conjure more than empty spectacle
META'S CYBER NECROCIDE • Suspended in the bardo between online death and rebirth, I found ghosts in the social media machine
META'S CYBER NECROCIDE
Suspended in the bardo between online death and rebirth, I found ghosts in the social media machine
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
META'S CYBER NECROCIDE • Suspended in the bardo between online death and rebirth, I found ghosts in the social media machine
RAVE NEW WORLD AT THE BERKELEY ALEMBIC • A psychedelic lecture jam—and our first reader survey!
RAVE NEW WORLD AT THE BERKELEY ALEMBIC
A psychedelic lecture jam—and our first reader survey!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
RAVE NEW WORLD AT THE BERKELEY ALEMBIC • A psychedelic lecture jam—and our first reader survey!
CHINGA LA MIGRA • On the ground at a massive ICE raid in LA's MacArthur Park
CHINGA LA MIGRA
On the ground at a massive ICE raid in LA's MacArthur Park
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November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
CHINGA LA MIGRA • On the ground at a massive ICE raid in LA's MacArthur Park
THE PSYCHEDELIC ILLUMINATI GOES TO CHURCH • To worship the Godfather of MDMA's ghost
THE PSYCHEDELIC ILLUMINATI GOES TO CHURCH
To worship the Godfather of MDMA's ghost
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
THE PSYCHEDELIC ILLUMINATI GOES TO CHURCH • To worship the Godfather of MDMA's ghost
THE ONLY SLOP HERE IS YOU • A kunt-ceptual theory of raving in an era of countercultural cosplay
THE ONLY SLOP HERE IS YOU
A kunt-ceptual theory of raving in an era of countercultural cosplay
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
THE ONLY SLOP HERE IS YOU • A kunt-ceptual theory of raving in an era of countercultural cosplay
"Our Warehouses Are Our Imploding Temples" • the minds and musical lores of the ambient artists playing at Cuntillion
"Our Warehouses Are Our Imploding Temples"
the minds and musical lores of the ambient artists playing at Cuntillion
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Our Warehouses Are Our Imploding Temples" • the minds and musical lores of the ambient artists playing at Cuntillion
THE NIGHTLIFE VIBE DROUGHT • A plague of parasites has descended over clubland
THE NIGHTLIFE VIBE DROUGHT
A plague of parasites has descended over clubland
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November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
THE NIGHTLIFE VIBE DROUGHT • A plague of parasites has descended over clubland
DOING POPPERS AT BRUTALISMUS 3000 • Short, stupid, and rancid—just how we like it
DOING POPPERS AT BRUTALISMUS 3000
Short, stupid, and rancid—just how we like it
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November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
DOING POPPERS AT BRUTALISMUS 3000 • Short, stupid, and rancid—just how we like it
DREAMING OF BLASPHEMY IN SINGAPORE'S RAVE UNDERGROUND • Tunnel parties, cybernetic futurism, and the hardcore sounds of Southeast Asia: a conversation with Bussy Temple
DREAMING OF BLASPHEMY IN SINGAPORE'S RAVE UNDERGROUND
Tunnel parties, cybernetic futurism, and the hardcore sounds of Southeast Asia: a conversation with Bussy Temple
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DREAMING OF BLASPHEMY IN SINGAPORE'S RAVE UNDERGROUND • Tunnel parties, cybernetic futurism, and the hardcore sounds of Southeast Asia: a conversation with Bussy Temple
CAN A NIGHTCLUB BE BOTH UNDERGROUND AND UPSCALE? • Singapore's new party playground Rasa aims to elevate Southeast Asian nightlife—but its "no fast techno" music policy has come under fire by some in the local scene
CAN A NIGHTCLUB BE BOTH UNDERGROUND AND UPSCALE?
Singapore's new party playground Rasa aims to elevate Southeast Asian nightlife—but its "no fast techno" music policy has come under fire by some in the local scene
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
CAN A NIGHTCLUB BE BOTH UNDERGROUND AND UPSCALE? • Singapore's new party playground Rasa aims to elevate Southeast Asian nightlife—but its "no fast techno" music policy has come under fire by some in the local scene
IT'S RAINING ASH ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD • Like most things in LA, the horror of the wildfires didn’t reveal itself immediately—I had to go find it
IT'S RAINING ASH ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD
Like most things in LA, the horror of the wildfires didn’t reveal itself immediately—I had to go find it
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
IT'S RAINING ASH ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD • Like most things in LA, the horror of the wildfires didn’t reveal itself immediately—I had to go find it
A POST-CRINGE THEORY OF PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN THE RAVE SCENE • My first essay for Harvard tackles why rave culture is becoming so cringe
A POST-CRINGE THEORY OF PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN THE RAVE SCENE
My first essay for Harvard tackles why rave culture is becoming so cringe
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A POST-CRINGE THEORY OF PSYCHEDELIC SPIRITUALITY IN THE RAVE SCENE • My first essay for Harvard tackles why rave culture is becoming so cringe
⋆｡°✩ FIRST RAVE NEW WORLD SUBSCRIBER LINK-UP OF 2025 ⋆｡°✩ • Calling all Los Angeles afterhours angels
⋆｡°✩ FIRST RAVE NEW WORLD SUBSCRIBER LINK-UP OF 2025 ⋆｡°✩
Calling all Los Angeles afterhours angels
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⋆｡°✩ FIRST RAVE NEW WORLD SUBSCRIBER LINK-UP OF 2025 ⋆｡°✩ • Calling all Los Angeles afterhours angels
KETAMINE THERAPY IS GETTING GROOVIER (PART II) • Inside a live music event where doctors inject patients with ketamine
KETAMINE THERAPY IS GETTING GROOVIER (PART II)
Inside a live music event where doctors inject patients with ketamine
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
KETAMINE THERAPY IS GETTING GROOVIER (PART II) • Inside a live music event where doctors inject patients with ketamine
WOODY HARRELSON'S WEED LOUNGE • My mission to have an extremely stoned chat with Woody
WOODY HARRELSON'S WEED LOUNGE
My mission to have an extremely stoned chat with Woody
ravenewworld.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
WOODY HARRELSON'S WEED LOUNGE • My mission to have an extremely stoned chat with Woody
SUPER SEXY SALE: 40% OFF RAVE NEW WORLD • Give the gift of knowing what's up in the countercultural underground
SUPER SEXY SALE: 40% OFF RAVE NEW WORLD
Give the gift of knowing what's up in the countercultural underground
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November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
SUPER SEXY SALE: 40% OFF RAVE NEW WORLD • Give the gift of knowing what's up in the countercultural underground