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

videos 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

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

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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

guns A new investigation from the Trace shows that the ATF rarely enforces the law Thom Dunn

prisons Smugglers toss weed and BBQ chicken wings over prison fence David Pescovitz

Business A tribute to 500 places that defined New York City and have now closed forever David Pescovitz

self care Soap promises to make you smell like "Naval Supremacy" Rob Beschizza

psychology Smokers do not like cigarettes that have "minutes of life lost" ruler printed on them Mark Frauenfelder

Business U-Haul decides to stop hiring nicotine users Xeni Jardin

public health San Francisco e-cigarette sale ban prevails, Juul loses the vote it spent nearly $19 million on Xeni Jardin

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

carceral state Edelman PR drops GEO Group after employee revolt at the prospect of laundering the reputation of private US concentration camps Cory Doctorow

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