public health Vice wants to bring back indoor smoking sections: "local coffee shop . . . would be a lot cooler" Jennifer Sandlin

junk science Oil and tobacco lobbyist blames Trans-Atlantic slave trade on wind Thom Dunn

reefer madness This PSA told me that if you smoke pot, you might become flat (literally) Popkin

video games The Japanese version of MARIO KART 64 included Mario-brand cigarettes and Yoshi-brand motor oil Thom Dunn

youtube For the next year, TV, newspapers, and the web will run massive ads from tobacco companies admitting that their products kill people, that they were engineered to be addictive, and that they covered this up Cory Doctorow

law Meta and YouTube found negligent in social media addiction trial Rob Beschizza

Science The sugar industry paid Harvard scientists to blame fat for heart disease Ellsworth Toohey

politics Here are the 37 cowardly companies funding Trump's $300 million Epstein Ballroom Ellsworth Toohey

literature The penniless author whose fictional character helped sell American tobacco Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Smoking is so 2024. Quit your tobacco addiction with help from this science-backed app Boing Boing's Shop

public health Smoke weed, not cigarettes: CA's new restaurant policy Mark Frauenfelder

emphysema David Lynch says his days of directing are over — loves smoking, "but in the end, it bit me" Carla Sinclair

Entertainment Disney's rules for theme park influencers are hilariously ridiculous Ruben Bolling

donald trump Uh oh! Rudy Giuliani has new "scientific evidence" to prove 2020 election fraud (audio) Carla Sinclair

climate change Big oil published "research" denying that fossil fuels drove climate change. Privately, they knew otherwise. Elías Villoro

politics Dr Oz: banging second cousins "not a big problem" Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This teeny-tiny vaporizer's so discreet, you can take it anywhere Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets This Twisty Mini Glass Tobacco Pipe can provide a softer hit for just $18 Boing Boing's Shop

Monsters Meet Guy N. Smith, the guy who gave the world 7 novels worth of crabs Thom Dunn

Rock n Roll The brilliance behind Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years" Gareth Branwyn