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Celebrities Smoking #1 and #2

Good human story about Paul Haggis, the Academy Award winning writer and director of “Crash” and “The Next Three Days.” Here’s the quote: Haggis felt the need for a cigarette, so we walked outside. He is ashamed of this habit, … Continue reading

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The Authorities Who Cried Wolf

In the last few days, New York authorities have come closer to instituting an outdoor smoking ban in all parks, beaches and Times Square. (Is the most-visited tourist attraction in the country now “Square,” like beatnik “square,” Dobie Gillis “square” … Continue reading

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FDA to Mandate Extremely Graphic Terrifying Images on Cigarette Packs to Deter Smokers

They’re the grossest pictures I’ve seen this side of a medical dictionary, I must admit. The FDA is responding to brilliant studies – like the one that came out of Sam Walton School of Business (Walmart? That’s got to mean … Continue reading

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Iberian Some Reasonably Good News

Like many people educated in the U.S., I was taught to have a negative view of the history of Spain. Ruthless colonialists, Inquisitors, fascist Hemmingway villains, machismo-addled bull torturers, etc. So it’s been a revelation to see 21st century Spain … Continue reading

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