Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Kamala Harris Address Cannabis, and Joe Rogan, in Her Book "107 Days"

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Kamala Harris's new book "107 Days" about her presidential campaign says of her time as District Attorney of San Francisco: ...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Trump and the UK's Cannabis Connections: Shakespeare, Kipling and Orwell, plus King Charles and Princess Kate

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In what must have reminded the Brits of Billy Bob Thornton's portrayal of the US President in "Love, Actually," Donald Trump ...
Friday, September 19, 2025

High-lights of the Smithsonian "Entertainment Nation" Exhibit and Report from DC and Mt. Vernon

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The “ Entertainment Nation” exhibit  at the Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington, DC, highlights several Tokin' Women and m...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

The Day Georgio Armani Died and All the Dominoes Fell (for Me)

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When fashion designer Georgio Armani died on September 4, commentators noted how influential the Armani suits were as worn by Richard Gere i...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Women Get Short Shrift in Hank Williams and Leo Tolstoy Biopics

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So, finally women's stories (aka herstories) are being told, but often through the lens of men. Two biopics I tuned into of late tell th...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

Pitcher Tug McGraw on Smoking Grass (not Astroturf)

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I did some investigation after spying a meme purporting that pitcher Tug McGraw once said, when asked if he preferred grass or Astroturf, ...
Sunday, June 15, 2025

Sly's Stony Name and Brian Wilson's "Good Vibrations"

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It's a sad week when we lose two musical luminaries: Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.  Sly & the Family Stone's Greatest Hits was o...