No Furthur: Grateful Dead Group Disbands
As what's left of the Grateful Dead steers towards their 50th anniversary in 2015, they're cutting loose baggage, such as Furthur, the band that has toured off an on since 2009.
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#DWTS420: Tommy Chong Dances With the Stars, Week 8
Tommy Chong returned to "Dancing With the Stars" for Week 8 on Nov. 3, performing with Peta Murgatroyd as Johnny Cash and June Carter. They earned a 26-point score, two less than last week, and moved on to Week 9.
Bill Maher Asks Kal Penn to Nudge Obama About Pot
During an interview on "Real Time," Bill Maher appealed to Kal Penn, known best to stoners as Kumar but who's actually worked in the White House, to talk to Pres. Obama about marijuana.
Review: 'Riding the Midnight Express with Billy Hayes'
In his one-man play, Billy Hayes tells the real story of "Midnight Express." Hayes wrote the book about his smuggling adventures, which was adapted by Oliver Stone for the silver screen version in 1978.
Wiz Khalifa Wants to Shed His Stoner Skin
Not content to remain best known for his pot-loving reputation, Wiz Khalifa is planning a move toward the mainstream. "I want to break the stigma of everything I do is like a ‘stoner this’ or a ‘weed head’ that," the rapper says.
Happy HalloVWeed!
Now this is our kind of pumpkin! You can imagine a bunch of stoners inside puffing on some spicy weed, rolling down the highway in their VW bus with a surfboard on top.
Review: 'Low Down'
A minor figure in the jazz world, Joe Albany came to prominence in he '40s and '50s during the bebop era. Like many jazzsters, he had a heroin habit. "Low Down" looks at Albany's life in the '70s through the eyes of his daughter Amy Jo.
Giants Win the Wildcard World Series
It was underdog Kansas City (they swept the Orioles in the ALCS) against 2010 and 2012 champs San Francisco (they nearly swept St. Louis in the NLCS) in the World Series. Both won their wildcard games and the Giants outlasted the Royals in seven games.