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Paul Krassner : Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’
The smoking Twinkie? Image from candidaabrahamson.Guilty pleasure:Behind the ‘Twinkie Defense’ The psychiatrist testified that, on the night before the murders, White ‘just sat there in front of the TV set, binging on Twinkies.’ By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Are Rape Jokes Funny?
Comic Daniel Tosh. Image from The Hollywood Gossip. Inset images below: Sarah Silverman and Louis CK.Are rape jokes funny? Rape is a crime. Rape jokes aren’t. They are the risk of free speech. By Paul Krassner | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Paul Krassner Is Still Smokin’ at 80
Paul Krassner at his 80th birthday party.The counterculture was a spiritual revolution:A Rag Blog interview with Paul Krassner As the editor of The Realist, Krassner taught me not to take myself too seriously and not to gaze with absolute reverence … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Drug Law Reform, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Marijuanaland, Medical Marijuana, Paul Krassner, Political Satire, The Realist, Yippies
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Paul Krassner : Predictions for 2012
Lessee here: Paul Krassner will bring The Realist out of retirement, resurrect cartoonist Wally Wood, and publish a Republican Party Orgy centerfold. The Republican Party will not be amused.Predictions for 2012 Ron Paul will unite with Ru Paul and they’ll … Continue reading
BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Sean Stewart’s Spirited History of the Underground Press
Sean Stewart’s On the Ground is a livelyanecdotal history of the underground press Amply illustrated with art, cartoons, drawings, and covers from the colorful, eye-catching papers of the Sixties, it comes closer to the spirit of the in-your-face underground papers. … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Sex, Corruption, and the Kool-Aid Massacre
The Rev. Jim Jones.Sex, Corruption,and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, … Continue reading
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Tagged COYOTE, Jonestown Massacre, Margo St. James, Paul Krassner, Religious Cults, Rev. Jim Jones
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Paul Krassner : My Lesson in Mindfulness
Satirist Paul Krassner performs at a 2010 benefit for the Peace and Freedom Party.My Lesson in Mindfulness By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / June 30, 2011 In 1979, my life changed while I was covering the trial of … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : My Encounter with Owsley
Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley, left, with the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia in 1969. Photo by Ho / Reuters. “Investigative satirist” and former Realist editor Paul Krassner will join Thorne Dreyer on Friday, April 1, for a Rag Radio April Fool’s Special. … Continue reading
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Tagged Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, LSD, Owsley Stanley, Paul Krassner, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelics, Sixties, Summer of Love
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Paul Krassner : I Was a Facebook Junkie
Prison break? Paul Krassner’s Facebook profile pic.Cold turkey:I was a Facebook junkie By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / February 10, 2011 I posted this farewell message on Facebook last night, and then I went cold turkey. Look, Ma, … Continue reading
Paul Krassner : Censorship at Facebook
Unfriending the control freaks:Censorship at Facebook By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Those control freaks who run Facebook are doing it again. This time, as you probably know, they’re not allowing the image of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Drug Law Reform, Facebook, Marijuana, Paul Krassner
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Paul Krassner : Ruben Salazar and the ‘Kiss of Death’
August 30, 1970 Los Angeles Times headlines death of journalist Ruben Salazar.Back in the news:Revisiting the 1970 killing ofCrusading journalist Ruben Salazar By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / August 21, 2010 Salazar had been working on an exposé… … Continue reading
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Tagged Conspiracy, FBI, Journalists, Law Enforcement, Los Angeles, Paul Krassner, Ruben Salazar, Watergate
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