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ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: The data that’s stored and disseminated on the Internet is unimaginably voluminous. And yet the 540 billion trillion electrons that carry all this information weigh about the same as a strawberry. I’d like to use this fun fact as a metaphor ...

Who’s next? Voters in Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in this year’s election, and voters in Missouri and Utah legalized medical marijuana sales. As a result, we...

After a slew of states voted to legalize recreational or medical marijuana earlier this month, more people than ever have access to legal cannabis....

ARIES March 21-April 19: Mythologist Joseph Campbell analyzed fairy tales for clues about how the human psyche works. For example, he said that a fairy...

Beer pong shutdown As you may have heard, the Boulder City Council is considering drafting an ordinance to enforce “the storage and use of ‘beer...

THE LOTION OF THE OCEAN...

Growing up in Northern Iowa, artistic, bisexual, and throttled by religious fundamentalism, Josiah Hesse had no interest in sports.  “I've had a very standoffish attitude...

ARIES March 21-April 19: Journalist Hadley Freeman interviewed Aries actor William Shatner when he was 90. She was surprised to find that the man who...

STUDY FINDS FINDINGS, STUDY FINDS...

ARIES March 21-April 19: Aries author Isak Dinesen defined “true piety” as “loving one’s destiny unconditionally.” That’s a worthy goal for you to aspire to...

Dear Dan: I’m 28 years old and live in the Midwest. I’m intersex, but I identify as female. I am not out about being...

In terms of actual news value, the first week of legal cannabis sales in Colorado has been a yawner...