High society

LSD, cannabis, opium, chloral hydrate, morning-glory seeds: not the contents of Shaun Ryder's bathroom cabinet, but substances that neurologist Oliver Sacks experimented with in the 60s, according to his recent New Yorker piece.

Rabbit, run

Sod the Paralympics: the annual Kaninhop (rabbit jumping) championships took place in Weissenbrunn vorm Wald, southern Germany, on Sunday. The sport was invented in Sweden in the 80s.

Armchair fans

This weekend's Bestival will be the first UK festival to be streamed on YouTube. Ticketless fans and camping refuseniks should be able to enjoy sets from New Order, the xx and Azealia Banks.

Summer of flops

Hollywood's summer box-office takings have fallen for the first time in seven years, with the Olympics, and social-media buzzkill for films such as Battleship, Total Recall and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, sharing the blame.

Health warning

E-cigarettes might be harmful too, according to research from the University of Athens, which found that users experienced "an immediate rise in airway resistance" after inhaling.