Mervyn Kaufman reviews a book about the biggest Marijuana bust in American History.
Band Books: Autobiographies from Rock ‘n’ Roll Groupies
April 7, 2012 By 2 Comments
Books by the women who had sex, drugs, and relationships with the unforgettable stars of rock ‘n’ roll
The Power of Being Powerless
March 21, 2012 By 9 Comments
Why dignity is more important than the one intangible commodity men trade most
Crows Eat Well
March 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“The day I get out on parole, Toby picks me up in Kingston. He’s two hours late.” — Andrew F. Sullivan lets us into the dark parts of his soul.
Beer? No Thanks, I’m Sober. But Pass Me A Hit of Acid.
March 14, 2012 By 5 Comments
Joanna Schroeder questions the media’s love of a tantalizing headline.
8 Appropriate Punishments for PED-Abuser Ryan Braun
February 24, 2012 By 4 Comments
“Drugs are bad. Bad people do drugs. And bad people go to prison.”
Could A Club Drug Offer ‘Almost Immediate’ Relief From Depression?
February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
NPR reports on the use of Ketamine to treat acute depression.
Why Are Teens Smoking More Pot and Cutting Down on Alcohol and Cigarettes?
December 22, 2011 By 16 Comments
Marijuana use rises among teens as perception of it’s harm shifts, AlterNet’s Kristen Gwynne reports.
How My Childhood Heroes Led Me to A Life Of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll
December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All hail Marx and Lennon!
The Girl Is the New Drug
December 11, 2011 By 60 Comments
An old, flesh-based business model for the modern “bad guy.”
Did Addiction Politics Leave Us Stranded on a Slippery Slope?
December 8, 2011 By
We misunderstood sex addiction for years, Gary Wilson and Marnia Robinson write, and now it’s time to reverse the momentum.
Legalize Sex (and Everything Else)
November 30, 2011 By 62 Comments
The legalization of sex, drugs, and gambling would help remedy these industries by bringing them into the spotlight, Tom Matlack argues.
He Has A Gun
September 25, 2011 By 22 Comments
Jeremy Adam Smith’s son asked, “Did they get the bad guys?” Turns out, that was a really difficult question to answer.
Ain’t That America
August 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Is there any better way to celebrate our great nation’s birth than to shoot off some fireworks, call the cops on yourself, and get locked in a police van?
Amy Winehouse and the Big Lie
July 23, 2011 By 17 Comments
I am not a musician. Nor am I famous. I’m just this guy who had the opportunity to slay a similar demon and continue living. And I was twenty-seven when it happened.
Franklin and Bash-athon VI
July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This week on ‘Franklin and Bash’: things get confusing.
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.