Weed In Art: A Song At Last, A Song At Last!
2019’s first Weed in Art update (it’s been a while!) comes from an unlikely source:…a country album?!?!?!
2019’s first Weed in Art update (it’s been a while!) comes from an unlikely source:…a country album?!?!?!
The Weed In Art series analyzes depictions of, well, what else: weed in art.
The Weed In Art series analyzes depictions of, well, what else: weed in art.
The Weed In Art series analyzes depictions of, well, weed in art.
Long time, no ganj-talk!
“No way this is abou–HOLY HECK IT’S REALLY ABOUT BLUNTS!!!”
Write All Nite‘s 2018 New Year’s resolution: evaluate how marijuana is depicted in movies and theatre. For instance, I’ll praise portrayals that view smoking weed as a cognitive stimulant, and I’ll lambast those that regurgitate tired tropes about stoners. Light one up, baby!
In response to my first formal Weed in Art piece, an anonymous commenter brought up the classic Reefer Madness, a borderline-propagandist short film from the 1930s that schools screened for students OVER DECADES, many of whose views were dictated by this now-hilariously over-the-top anti-drug PSA.
Write All Nite‘s 2018 New Year’s resolution: evaluate how marijuana is depicted in movies and theatre. For instance, I’ll praise portrayals that view smoking weed as a cognitive stimulant, and I’ll lambast those that regurgitate tired tropes about stoners. Light one up, baby!
This season’s productions of 21st Century Bluesand Party Face represent two sides of the same coin, reflecting the current state of the commercial landscape for off-Broadway plays.