Thursday, March 28, 2024

Blanche, The Original Calloway

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One more Women's History Month post:  I was surprised to learn of late that Cab "Reefer Man" Calloway had an older sister Blan...
Friday, March 1, 2024

Women's Herstory Month: Equity and Inclusion

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This year, both Women's History Month and International Women's Day  (March 8) have chosen equity, diversity and inclusion as their...
Saturday, February 3, 2024

A Valentine for Valentina Wasson

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Those in the know about the discovery of psilocybin mushrooms by Western civilization are hip to the 1957 Life magazine article written by b...
Monday, January 22, 2024

Anslinger Censors 1946 Canadian Film "Drug Addict"

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Having occasion to look up a list of films banned in the US , I noticed that the 1946 Canadian film Drug Addict was banned by then-drug ...
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Mexico’s weed "nuns" aim to take the plant back from the narcos

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PHOTO: Raquel Cunha/Reuters  As reported by Al Jazeera , a group of Mexican women have joined a worldwide movement of activists dressing as ...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Censorship of Santa's Pipe from "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" Continues on Its 200th Anniversary

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UPDATE 2024: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, an educator, read the censored version of "The Night Before Christmas" to patients at the...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Chelsea Handler Named Tokin' Woman of the Year: Tokey Awards 2023

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Winners: Write Here to claim your prize: A Tokin' Women book . TOKIN' WOMAN OF THE YEAR - Chelsea Handler I've wanted to make C...