Topic: Politics

Gallery: Let’s Celebrate Weed’s Legalization In CO and WA By Gazing Upon These Glam Lady Stoners

Gallery: Let's Celebrate Weed's Legalization In CO and WA By Gazing Upon These Glam Lady Stoners

Today is a victory for stoners everywhere. Thanks to two measures I didn’t even know were on the ballot (probably because I was stoned), recreational marijuana is now legal in the great states of Washington and Colorado. Hooray! And contrary to popular belief (let’s pretend people still believe this), not everyone who smokes weed is a smelly, bloodshot, dreadlocked hippie person. Just take it from these glamorous stoner ladies of Hollywood and beyond. More »

Gallery: M.I.A. Shows Radical Chicks Dress The Coolest In Paper Magazine

Gallery: M.I.A. Shows Radical Chicks Dress The Coolest In Paper Magazine

On a day when Democrats are getting most of the Liberal Blogosphere’s love, I’d like to remind you that there are other options out there…sort of. While those with more radical views than “slightly left of center” are not currently represented by the two-party system, that doesn’t mean there aren’t tons of other things you can do outside of electoral politics to try to enact change. (More on that soon!) And as folks like Kathleen Hanna and Pussy Riot have shown, being a leftist doesn’t mean you have to be drab, boring, or humorless. Hence, I invite you to gaze upon some nice, new pictures of the oft-embattled M.I.A., a left-leaning artist who, despite her various shortcomings, is at least making a sincere effort to bring radical politics to a wider audience through her art and music. The accompanying profile, which focuses on M.I.A.’s politics as well as her visual art, is worth a read as well. More »