Just after midnight on 4/20—a day celebrated by stoners around the world for reasons they've mostly forgotten—the Associated Press harshed the holiday's vibe by releasing the results of a nationwide survey about legalizing marijuana. The conclusion: we still live in a nation of uptight, reactionary Archie Bunker types who think it makes sense to throw away billions of taxpayer dollars for the sake of criminalizing a plant. Survey says: more ›

In a surprise turn of events, the Gowanus Canal may be rising above that whole gonohorrea p.r. nightmare – the new word on the street is that its water could be a source of antibiotics! more ›