Myster is a local chain of high-end smoke accessories in the Maryland and D.C. area that recently had a run-in with Maryland county police in their Bethesda location. This weekend they are having a huge seed and accessory sale to raise money to fight their case in court. They are offering up seeds of their infamous strain developed by Myster Genetics… Read more →
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When It Comes to Ferguson, Don’t Let the Media Do the Thinking For You
by Shimbo The grand jury tasked with determining if Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson should be indicted in the shooting death of Michael Wilson reached a decision today, however, it’s believed that said decision was reached as early as Friday of last week. Starting with news that Wilson met over the weekend with various interviewers and broadcasters, seemingly setting off a… Read more →
Remembering the ‘Malice at the Palace’ and the Night the NBA Lost a Piece of its Soul.
10 years ago today, the NBA saw its darkest chapter unfold. Has the league ever really recovered? It didn’t start with a shove or a fist. It started with a plastic cup of Diet Coke. *** Early this season, I found myself sitting at a Washington Wizards game here in DC. The tickets were fairly cheap on StubHub and I… Read more →
“This Is a Test. The World Is Watching.” Ed Button Examines Ferguson One Week Later
by Ed Button In last week’s article concerning Ferguson, I said it would be a long week. I severely underestimated things. So what have we learned in the week since the initial shooting? Not much more than we knew originally. We know that Michael Brown was shot and killed by the now-identified Darren Wilson and he was roughly 35 feet… Read more →
The Inconvenient Patriot: It’s Time To Look at Ferguson Protesters Differently
by Shimbo Patriot [pey-tree-uh t, -ot or, esp. British, pa-tree-uh t] noun 1. a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion. 2. a person who regards himself or herself as a defender, especially of individual rights, against presumed interference by government. For too long now, the word “patriot” was synonymous with the image of… Read more →