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TV Buzz I didn't even realize they could show this kind of thing on TV. Apparently, they can: on the latest episode of “Joan & Melissa,” Joan and her friend Lynne picked up some medicinal marijuana, a bong, and ended up having to call for help due to extreme highness — all while the cameras rolled.
Culture Buzz Councilman Mike Polensek don't care! Here's a letter sent by the Cleveland official to Arsenio Winston in 2007 after the 18-year-old was arrested for selling crack cocaine in Polensek's neighborhood. Say what you will about Polensek's tone, but his prescience? Well, there's no denying that. (via Reddit)
Politics Buzz Gingrich said today in New Hampshire that the founding fathers would “strongly discourage” marijuana growers. Didn't Thomas Jefferson and George Washington both grow hemp?
Politics Buzz Watch a pissed off Ron Paul talk about legalizing drugs on the greatest daytime talk show in the history of America.
SNL alum Darrell Hammond is coming out with a memoir next month that chronicles his alcohol, cocaine, and crack use during his time on Saturday Night Live (1995-2011). “I kept a pint of Remy in my desk at work,” Hammond writes in God, If You’re Not Up There, I’m F*cked. ”I’d started adding an obscene amount of cocaine to my binges … I had to be creative about how I did it without other people catching on or letting it interfere with the work. At least too much.” Would you have ever thought this man wasn't straight when he was on the SNL stage? (via nypost.com)
Culture Buzz H.S. Thompson's recently released cache of letters to Playboy features this gem from the gonzo legend. (via blogs.villagevoice.com)
Culture Buzz Because it's Friday. What else were you planning on doing with your day?
Politics Buzz Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul used to publish a libertarian newsletter in the '80s and '90s. They were not, shall we say, sane. From those newsletters, here are some racist/homophobic/anti-semitic musings on everything from AIDS to Hate Whitey Day (aka Martin Luther King Jr. Day). Paul says he didn't write any of the following quotes, but they all appeared under his name. Yiiiiiikes.
Culture Buzz Here's a sobering chart about what prospective employers look for on Facebook that will disqualify you from a job. Basically, everything you've ever posted on Facebook.
A 20-year-old Irish guy was arrested by Brazilian Feds at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo after an X-ray revealed that he'd swallowed almost a kilo of coke. YUMMY! (via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com)
For just pennies a day, you can help a worthless douchebag score the drugs he needs. Think of the children!
Science Buzz The NYC local who spotted these dick-shaped mushrooms after Irene hit says there are hundreds growing in an Alphabet City park and the Village Voice blog thinks they might be magic.
According to a statement released by her family, toxicology results have confirmed that there were no illegal substances in Amy's system at the time of her death. Results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death. You can read more about it here. (via tmz.com)
Screw it. Just write a personal check for $2 million worth of blow with “Cocaine” in the memo field.
This moment screams “turning point” in Mitt Romney’s front-runner status. (via Gotcha Media)
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
Kevin Smith has a new reality series on AMC called “Comic Book Men.”…
