Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley’s family is renowned in the cannabis community for bringing this holy plant to the forefront of the overwhelming musical genius of both himself and the rest of the Marley clan. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Jo Mersa had an adventurous childhood, which he considers a blessing. He first indulged in cannabis at […]Read More
Can a simple fungus conquer humanity’s greatest enemy? Or more literally, “Can psilocybin help ease human beings’ fear of death?” is the question the documentary “Death, Dying, and Psychedelics” released this year seeks to answer about psychedelics. Death, Dying, and Psychedelics, which is directed by Kevin Balktick for Horizons Media, documents ongoing research on psilocybin […]Read More
Compiled by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock News. Illustrations by Caitlyn Crites. The day after the 2021 inauguration, Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut took to Twitter to declare: “Biden is making transparency cool again.” This was a head-scratcher for many journalists and transparency advocates. Freedom of Information—the concept that government documents belong to and […]Read More
MONROE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Wash. state — On the evening of April 8, 2020 — the worst year humanity has endured in over a century — I sat on the edge of my prison bunk and watched garbage flutter from above my cell to the first-tier floor. “Wi-Fi or die!” rang through the air as a […]Read More
CHINON, France — It’s an understatement to say this past year has been devastating for the hospitality business. Mandatory closings, the often-prohibitive costs of adapting to strict new hygiene rules, travel restrictions, and confinement have ravaged an industry around the world, forcing both temporary and permanent closures of hotels, restaurants, cafés, and bars. But while […]Read More
This op-ed was first published in Dig Boston, a cousin alt-weekly of TheNewsStation.com. Journalists who cover public officials at the local and state levels have a special responsibility when a politician they have followed moves onto the national stage. We often spend years recounting the ups and downs of such political careers and are well-positioned […]Read More
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