Flashback Friday: 25 Infamous Pot Busts
Unfortunately, there have been many more well-publicized pot busts since this roundup was first published in 1999. Read More Author: High Times / High Times Keep Reading
High Times Greats: Interview With Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer (1923 – 2007) would have been 97 on January 31. To celebrate, we’re republishing this interview from September, 1979, conducted by Legs McNeil. At the age of 56, Norman Mailer has the right to call himself America’s Greatest Living Writer—even if he’s not. For one thing, maybe he is. He is a great… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: Interview With Susan Sontag, The Dark Lady Of Pop Philosophy
Susan Sontag (1933 – 2004) would have been 87 on January 16. To celebrate, we’re republishing a rare interview with her from the March, 1978 edition of High Times, conducted by Victor Bockris. Among American intellectuals, Susan Sontag is probably the only Harvard-educated philosopher who digs punk rock. Sontag became famous in the Sixties when… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: Remembering Abbie Hoffman
Activist, anarchist, and drug advocate Abbie Hoffman would have been 83 on November 30. To celebrate the late revolutionary’s birthday, we’re republishing a series of short interviews with his friends and colleagues, conducted shortly after his death on April 12, 1989 and published in the July, 1989 issue of High Times. Michael Kennedy, Lawyer; Defended… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: Interview With J.G. Ballard
J.G. Ballard would have been 89 today. To celebrate, we’re republishing a conversation between the iconic science fiction and interviewers Andrea Juno and Vale, originally featured in the January, 1984 edition of High Times and excerpted from Re/Search #8/9, a special on J.G. Ballard. J. G. Ballard has always been ahead of his time. In… Keep Reading
Higher Profile: Bradley King, Life Coach With A Higher Calling
For the past five years, Bradley King has been a successful global life coach, inspiring and encouraging clients around the world. Two years ago, after a client shared that cannabis helped them deal with life’s issues, King found his own life being coached, with his sessions diving deeper and able to move forward more quickly… Keep Reading
I Lived It: I Went To My First Day of Work Stoned
I’ve always been an awkward person. Like a lot of people, I’ve never felt that I belonged to any particular social circle. I love prog rock, horror films, video games—my interests have thriving communities and usually are fairly inclusive. Yet in spite of this, I always feel like a sore thumb. Don’t get me wrong,… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: The Persecution Of Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce would have been 94 years old this October 13. While celebrating his own success with the release of the album Sex, Drugs and the Antichrist, Paul Krassner wrote about his friendship with the legendary comic in this feature from the February, 2000 edition of High Times. Lenny Bruce was in mock shock. “Do… Keep Reading
On Being Lit: A Personal Essay on Mental Illness, Homelessness, and Compassion
This essay has been re-published with the permission of the author. The fine line between sanity and madness blurs as a jittery librarian in downtown Miami with body sores, unkempt hair, and tattered clothes gives fiery sidewalk lectures. Onlookers who recognize the senior librarian shake their heads as they toss a dollar or a get-well… Keep Reading
DOPE Interviews Marco Benevento And Leon Michels
By Scott Recker Marco Benevento has long been known as a piano and keys savant, and a deep and innovative explorer of psych-rock and jazz, but lately, he’s been leaning into pop sensibilities, building punchy, catchy songs that value a good hook and brevity. And on his new album, Let It Slide (out September 20),… Keep Reading