corruption Ketamine works great for depression and other conditions, and costs $10/dose; the new FDA-approved "ketamine" performs badly in trials and costs a fortune Cory Doctorow
trumpism CBD is a non-psychoactive compound in marijuana that shows promise in epilepsy and pain therapy, so the DEA wants to class it with heroin Cory Doctorow
protests "Imagine the worst, most foul thing you have ever smelled" – protestors sprayed with crowd-control chemical report severe symptoms Mark Frauenfelder
bernie sanders Long COVID expert at US Senate hearing: "the burden of disease and disability from long COVID . . . is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease" Jennifer Sandlin
hypnosis Zapping your brain with magnets makes it easier to hypnotize you, research shows David Pescovitz
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politics "Smiles" emphasized over "health and wellbeing" as In-N-Out orders workers not to wear masks without doctor's note Jennifer Sandlin
books Interview: Joshua Mills on his upcoming Fantagraphics book about the late comedian Ernie Kovacs Devin Nealy
books "Who Would Believe a Prisoner?" chronicles America's first separate prison for women Elías Villoro
Men to Avoid In Art and Life Men to Avoid in Art and Life is a hilarious picture book Jennifer Sandlin
music The Judy's: Punk/New Wave spawned from a Texas suburb "transcending nostalgia's sterilization." Elías Villoro