Dead Cats, Drag Clowns, and the Weirdest Awards in Indie Film
Dominatrix Mara’s Cocoon, winner of the festival’s WTF Award, finds sensuality and psychological tension in water, nylon stockings, thin latex, flowers, and two women engaged in what the filmmaker describes as a dynamic metamorphosis. Mara wanted the film to challenge the usual media treatment of kink and BDSM. Rather than framing intensity through aggression or […]
BYOB Is Dead. Bring Your Own Buzz.
At a packed Boston pub, Ethan Zohn and Levia co-founder Kristin Rogers skip the beer, add a measured serving of THC to their ginger ales, and give BYOB a new meaning. In the first episode of Kicking Back, High Times’ new World Cup docuseries hosted by Survivor winner and former pro soccer player Ethan Zohn, […]
The Lazy Stoner Is Dead. Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie Is the Eulogy.
The lazy stoner is dead. In his place stands the marathon runner with the minimalist vape and the CBD recovery gel. Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie, now streaming, is the last bastion of the countercultural original. The stereotype of the lazy, good-for-nothing stoner, the one who sat glued to the couch staring into space and […]