Over the past few weeks, the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been investigating hundreds of mysterious, vaping-related lung ailments across the country. Nearly 450 hospital cases in 33 states have been linked to vaping, while on Friday it was reported that a man in Indiana had died …
Read More »Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy Finds Broken Bones in Neck, Cause of Death Still Pending
An autopsy following the “apparent suicide” of Jeffrey Epstein revealed that the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier had broken bones in his neck at the time of his death. That includes the hyoid bone, which when broken is more consistent with victims of strangulation than hangings, the Washington Post …
Read More »Unsealed Records Implicate More Famous Men In the Jeffrey Epstein Case
Recently unsealed documents from a Manhattan courthouse reveal new details associated with the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier in jail on sex trafficking charges. According to the 74 pages of documents, which stem from a 2016 defamation lawsuit Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre filed against Epstein’s former girlfriend and …
Read More »Wild Speculation on Why John Dillinger's Body Is Being Exhumed
If you woke up this morning and thought, “Gee, it’s been a while since my favorite Depression-era gangster featured prominently in the 2019 news cycle,” then we are pleased to inform you that it is indeed your lucky day. The body of John Dillinger, the gangster and bank robber who …
Read More »El Chapo Sentenced to Life in Prison
Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug kingpin known as “El Chapo,” was condemned to life in prison plus 30 years in a packed hearing Wednesday morning. The severity of the crimes for which Loera was convicted mandated a life sentence, rendering the hearing little more than a formality. But as …
Read More »Why Did Instagram Confuse These Ads Featuring LGBTQ People for Escort Ads?
On Tuesday, a thread from Salty, a newsletter and digital publication aimed at women, transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, started circulating on Twitter. The thread called out Instagram for banning six ads featuring transgender and non-binary people of color. Instagram’s reasoning: the ads in question promoted escorting services, they …
Read More »Most People Smoke Weed to Relieve Pain or Go to Sleep
Marijuana used to have a subversive reputation. But a new study from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Miami found that the majority of people smoke weed for a very boring reason: they just want to get some sleep. Published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, …
Read More »Colorado Weed Revenue Surpasses $1 Billion
Revenue from legal marijuana sales in Colorado has surpassed $1 billion since recreational sales began in 2014, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. The official number, which is just over $1.02 billion, comprises revenue from marijuana taxes, licenses and fees. Along with the overall revenue numbers, the CDOR said …
Read More »Eric Andre Maps Out 'Legalize Everything' Stand-Up Tour
Eric Andre will bring his surreal comedic style throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on the massive “Legalize Everything Tour.” The 33-date trek, which the comedian hyped on Twitter as his “biggest world tour ever,” launches August 23rd in Bristol, England; the North American leg kicks off September …
Read More »The Healing of Howard Stern
In the weeks leading up to his fourth appearance on our cover, Howard Stern told listeners he was nervous. Not about the interview but about the photo shoot, which he despaired about openly on the air during his SiriusXM morning show. “Man, oh, man,” he said with a sigh on …
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