Fluttering around her balcony garden, Allie pauses to check on her plants and herbs, her long golden hair spilling over her shoulders and down her back. She beams, marveling over her growing cabbage plant. “I got this from school,” the nine-year-old says proudly. “That’s the first plant we ever had …
Read More »Roseanne Barr and the NFL: What Counts as Free Speech?
Yesterday, after Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist statement about former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett, comparing her to an ape, ABC cancelled the comedian’s newly rebooted sitcom, Roseanne. In the wake of that announcement, many took to social media to preemptively scold those on the Right who might criticize the network’s …
Read More »Tom Wolfe: The Life and Times of a Revolutionary Storyteller
Don’t touch the suit – anything but the suit! It was the fall of 1966, and Ken Kesey decided the time had come to spruce up Furthur, the refurbished, multicolored school bus that he and his Merry Pranksters had been using for their famed road trips. In the barn at …
Read More »Rose McGowan Responds to Harvey Weinstein's Looming Arrest
Rose McGowan took to social media to express her thoughts on the news that Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to authorities in New York on Friday. Weinstein’s impending arrest follows an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. “I, and so many of Harvey Weinstein‘s survivors, had …
Read More »Weed Porn: How Two Taboos Became Popular Bedfellows
As weed legalization sweeps across America, state election by state election, the popularity of cannabis products has kept pace. But while marijuana flower, tinctures, oils and more are all becoming commonplace, another, less talked-about product of the weed revolution is also blossoming: Weed porn. Streaming porn aggregation sites like Pornhub, …
Read More »The Rolling Stone Guide to Legal Pot: Maine
In 2016, Maine became one of the first states on the East Coast to approve a referendum that allowed for the legalization of recreational marijuana. While this was exciting at first, two years later Maine is still working at implementing a system that will allow them to tax and regulate …
Read More »Burnouts and Custom Builds: The Hooligan Spirit is Strong in Milwaukee
Zaria Martens is the women’s returning champion here at Flat Out Friday, the race that lets hundreds of riders compete inside an arena, safe from the February cold. She started riding when she was three. Now, she’s 14. “I feel like I have to prove something,” she says. “I need …
Read More »Barry Crimmins, Comedian and Activist, Dead at 64
Barry Crimmins, the beloved cult comic and advocate for victims of childhood sexual abuse, died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 64. Crimmins’ wife, Helen, confirmed her husband’s death on Twitterearly Thursday morning, writing, “Barry passed peacefully yesterday with Bobcat [Goldthwait] and I. He would want everyone to know …
Read More »'Slenderman' Stabbing Teen Gets 40 Years in Mental Institution
Morgan Geyser, a Wisconsin teenager who attempted to murder her 12-year-old friend, was ordered to spend 40 years in a mental institution by a Waukesha County court on Thursday, CNN reports. Geyser intended to sacrifice her friend to win the favor of an online fictional character called “Slenderman.” Geyser pleaded …
Read More »Is the Porn Industry Doing Enough for Performers' Mental Health?
UPDATE: Adult performer Olivia Lua, who also went under the name Olivia Voltaire, was found dead this weekend in a rehab facility in California, making her the fifth porn performer to pass away in the past three months. *** When the Adult Video News Awards take place next weekend in …
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