Cary Grant, congresswoman were tripping on acid years before Timothy Leary’s hippies

Cary Grant, congresswoman were tripping on acid years before Timothy Leary’s hippies

Turns out, it’s a longer, stranger trip. While LSD is often associated with 1960s hippies and Timothy Leary, that’s not the whole story. “The first era of global experimentation with consciousness-expanding substances took place much earlier than commonly thought, in the 1920s through the 1950s, rather than the 1960s and 1970s,” Benjamin Breen writes in … Read more

Restaurant owner accused of ‘guilt tripping’ diners who ordered tap water: ‘Wild behavior’

Restaurant owner accused of ‘guilt tripping’ diners who ordered tap water: ‘Wild behavior’

Good intentions, bad execution. A London restaurant owner defends his establishment’s menu rules after customers accuse him of “guilt-tripping” them for ordering tap water. “We’re not forcing people to buy drinks,” restaurant owner Morten P. Ortwed told Kennedy News and Media. “They can have free tap water,” Jane Breeds, 27, and her boyfriend went out for … Read more