Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Rest in Power Dolly Parton, Who Joined the Pot Party in "9-5"

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Parton in "9-5" Dolly Parton, who died at age 80 yesterday, managed to project an authentic, down-home womanly image wearing outra...
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Sture and Charlotte Johannesson: "Hash Girl" and Galleri Cannabis

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Dow Shalt Not Kill! U.S.A  -  Union of Stoned Anarchists (Sture Johannesson).  At the Oakland Museum of CA (OCMA)'s Gallery of Californi...
Sunday, August 2, 2026

What Made the Etruscan Women Smile?

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Sarcophagus lid in The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy exhibit in SF The Etruscans, who thrived in Italy between the 9th and 2nd...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

"The Odyssey" and The Goddess

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Despite its tepid reviews, I did see "The Odyssey" because it seemed like it might have some strong female characters, especially ...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Bill Maher and Mark Twain: Both Inspired by Cannabis

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Before Bill Maher took his summer break from HBO's Real Time, he did his usual "Future Headlines" segment, including one that ...
Monday, July 6, 2026

Let's Restore the Hemp Riggings on the USS Constitution

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The USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") giving a 21-gun salute on July 4 in Boston Harbor As part of the country's semiquincent...
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Friday, July 3, 2026

Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne (and Hemp)

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Coming up on the 250th birthday of the USA, I looked up Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, Nathaniel's older sister and co-editor with him on ...