drugs

Michelle Dean · 10/10/14 09:21AM

True crime aficionados should read Evan Hughes' The Trials of White Boy Rick at The Atavist. It's about a drug dealer who claimed that all through his criminal career he'd actually been working for the FBI. Hughes spent a year reporting the nutty story. You can buy it for a mere $3.99 here.

Half-Dancing in Those Post-Racial Moments

Jasmine Salters · 08/09/14 11:08AM

The sight of the campground brings back memories of South African shantytowns—hundreds of multicolor tents crammed side by side like overlapping teeth, makeshift doormats made of cardboard and plastic, trash everywhere. Only we're in Saugerties in upstate New York and the majority of the people here are white. And middle class. This bourgeois shantytown isn't a way of life; it's a weekend getaway.

Legalize Drugs

Hamilton Nolan · 07/31/14 02:00PM

We are in the midst of a weeklong editorial extravaganza in which the New York Times expounds at length on why marijuana should be legalized. What they present as a giant leap is really a baby step. All illegal drugs should be legalized and regulated.

Nearly Nude Dude Who Fired Gun Outside Pizzeria May Have Been on Acid

Andy Cush · 07/30/14 04:26PM

Andrew Engle — a 27-year-old Michigan man who, wearing only a towel, accidentally discharged his gun while banging on a local pizzeria's windows until one shattered because he was angry that the restaurant was closed even though it was actually open — may have taken acid before his arrest Saturday.

Watch David Guetta's Life Flash Before His Eyes as He Trips Out Onstage

Jordan Sargent · 07/30/14 12:37PM

Being an EDM DJ is definitely a cool job. You get paid tons of money. You get to travel the world. Also, doing drugs is basically part of your career. But sometimes you can probably do too many drugs and all of a sudden you find yourself in front of hundreds of thousands of people as deafening music blares and hoooooly shit whaaaaat is happening.

Study: Tylenol Is Useless for Back Pain

Hamilton Nolan · 07/24/14 08:48AM

If you are a human who has successfully survived past the age of 30, chances are you've experienced lower back pain, a condition brought on by excessive sitting, standing, inactivity, or moving. A new study says: there is no relief.