The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”

The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: S6E12, “The Quality of Mercy”
Marc and I are both huge fans of “Rosemary's Baby”, which is, in my opinion, a true classic of feminist horror, even though it was directed by ye ol' child rapist Roman Polanski. So we're having a lot of fun with the dramatic influence that movie (and … Read more on Raw Story

Quincy man gets 10-year federal prison stay after crack cocaine conviction
A Quincy man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday after admitting to distributing crack cocaine. Cary D. Holder, 31, was sentenced in Springfield by Judge Sue Myerscough. His sentence was less than the 15 2/3 years sought by the U.S. … Read more on Quincy Herald Whig

Carl Hart: Drugs don't turn people into criminals
In your book, you talk about how crack, which is pharmacologically almost identical to cocaine, is punished with an 18-1 (and once 100-1) sentencing disparity because of racially coded language linking the “crack scourge” to bad behavior in poor, black … Read more on Salon