Katy Perry is empowered or something. The prodigal, problematic pop princess Katy Perry has returned with her fourth major-label album, Witness, becoming the second female pop star this year to reach number one on the charts (the first was electro-pop star Halsey for her new album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom). Since Witness dropped on June 9, […]
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The Week in Weed: The Secret Service Chills Out on Weed, High Times Gets Sold, and Colorado’s Weed Tax Revenues Help Fight Opioid Addiction
You might be able to smoke weed and still get a job in the Secret Service.
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The Week in Weed: Sessions Reinstates Mandatory Minimums, Portland May Get Weed Lounges, and American Workers are Failing Drug Tests
Weed news for the week of May 12-19.
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I, Anonymous: Submit Your Rants and Raves Now!
Let us know what’s on your mind – anonymously!
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The Week in Weed: Canada Legalizes It, Twitter Tries To Censor Cannabis, and Woody Quits Weed
Trudeau says: “Legalize It!” Drew Angerer via Getty Images What a week for weed. As The Dude would say: “a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-you’s.” While Canada is making the big leap to legalizing the leaf on a national level, we’re stuck here in Trumpland with a misinformed acting drug czar, shady […]
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Paul Ryan’s Failed Healthcare Bill Consolation Playlist
A peek inside Paul Ryan’s possible #Healthcarebillfail playlist
What does Paul Ryan listen to while pumping iron? It was a tweet linking to a New York Times article with a kicker that seemed almost too good to be true—Paul Ryan, after the defeat of his health care bill, driving away in his S.U.V and blasting “Last Resort” by nu-metal band Papa Roach. Of […]
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Why Is the TSA Banning Passengers from Bringing Electronic Devices “Bigger Than a Cellphone” Onboard Certain Flights?
New TSA rule says “electronic devices bigger than a cellphone” must be checked on selected flights
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The Week in Weed: Sessions on Pot in Grocery Stores, How States Are Fighting Back, and No Cannabis at Cannabis Cup
Spark one up for Sessions, now under fire after reports surfaced of meetings he had with the Russian ambassador during the U.S. presidential campaign. Win McNamee Another whirlwind week for weed—just as the industry recovers from the stock hit they took after Sean Spicer’s enforcement announcement, here comes Attorney General Jeff Sessions with some ‘fightin’ […]
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Mykki Blanco’s Studio Debut Draws from Hip-Hop, Punk, and Even String Music
MYKKI BLANCO Playing outside of the lines. Scott Caplan Queer hip-hop artist Mykki Blanco is more interesting than a Twitter hashtag. Though Blanco might have made headlines after experiencing an alleged homophobic incident on a Delta airlines flight and getting a “Fuck Trump” tattoo in Paris, Blanco’s music is more intriguing. With distorted punk, a […]
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Mykki Blanco Gets Personal on 2016’s Mykki
The Queer Artist’s Studio Debut Draws from Hip-Hop, Punk, and Even String Music
Mykki Blanco’s 2016 studio debut Mykki draws from hip-hop, punk, and even string music.
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Another Reason to #DeleteUber: A Corporate Culture of Rampant Sexism
A former employee alleges discrimination and harassment in the company
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Our Sister Paper The Stranger Turned 25—Here’s An Oral History of Their First Year
Early days: (Left to right) Nancy Hartunian, Tim Keck, Dan Savage, Sean Hurley, James Sturm. Daniel Housman The following story was co-published with support from Longreads and its subscribers. In July of 1991, Tim Keck moved to Seattle from Madison, Wisconsin, to launch a newspaper. He’d recruited a handful of friends and colleagues from the […]