Category: Food, Lifestyle & Culture

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How Stan Lee Brought Humanity to Superheroes and Altered the Face of Entertainment

How Stan Lee Brought Humanity to Superheroes and Altered the Face of Entertainment

He didn’t invent comic book heroes, but Marvel’s late mastermind brought them down to earth, creating a universe of ultra-lucrative superhumans whose humanity altered the face of entertainment. There were superheroes before Stan Lee. DC Comics’ Superman and Marvel’s Captain America had been around since the 1930s. But it was Lee — who died Nov....

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Flower, Vape or Edible? Survey Offers a Glimpse of What California Cannabis Users Prefer

Flower, Vape or Edible? Survey Offers a Glimpse of What California Cannabis Users Prefer

An estimated 13 percent of California’s 40 million residents — that’s 5.2 million people — are cannabis users, an immense market that has long positioned the state at the epicenter of modern cannabis culture. The legal cannabis market there is expected to be valued at $3.7 billion by the end of the current year. The state’s historic...

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Koios Mapping Human Brain to Study Impact of CBD

Koios Mapping Human Brain to Study Impact of CBD

Koios is already conducting a clinical trial on the impact of its nootropic supplements on the human brain, and released preliminary results on Oct. 9, 2018. Koios beverages and supplements contain a proprietary formula of nootropic, brain-enhancing nutrients. The trial involved mapping the activity of the brain before and after subjects consumed Koios nootropic supplements....

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Will a Green Wave Overtake The Midterm Elections?

Will a Green Wave Overtake The Midterm Elections?

Forget all this talk about blue waves and red waves. Here are the elections and ballot intiatives that could turn the tide for cannabis. Board up your homes, move to ‘higher’ ground. Cannabis is poised to have a Tsunami day on November 6. On ballots across the U.S., many candidates and initiatives are pro-legalization, albeit...

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There is no passion to be found playing small

There is no passion to be found playing small

There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. – Nelson Mandela WHY WE ENGAGE FAITH COMMUNITIES ABOUT HEALTH? The influence and authority of the church tradition extends to every aspect of Black American life, both past and present....

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Curaleaf Opens North Miami’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Curaleaf Opens North Miami’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Curaleaf, Inc., one of the largest and fastest growing vertically integrated cannabis operators in the United States, announced that the company has opened North Miami’s first medical marijuana dispensary today. The new dispensary provides northern Miami-Dade county and southern Broward county patients with access to Curaleaf’s premium quality medical marijuana products. This is Curaleaf’s 14th dispensary in the state of Florida. In addition to access...

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Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Say ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Is “Official”

Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Say ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Is “Official”

On Instagram today, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirmed that Sony’s Bad Boys for Life is finally going forward, and they’re respectively reprising their roles as Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett. “It’s official Bad Boys 3 is happening, it’s official,” screamed Smith from the Santa Monica, CA beach. Production is starting in mid January with Belgian directors Adil El...

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A Baseball Bat Dies, and Chopsticks Are Born

A Baseball Bat Dies, and Chopsticks Are Born

The Japanese, meticulous in their approach to baseball, recycling and reuse, have figured out how to make good use of splintered bats. Broken baseball bats used to be burned in Japan. Now they become chopsticks. Credit Credit Shiho Fukada for The New York Times  TOKYO — The bats the Red Sox and the Dodgers break during the World...