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Full Legal Coming to Ohio: An Interview with Ian James
In late November, Ohio marijuana aficionados waited with excitement to see which 12 companies would receive a coveted Level 1 mega-grow cultivation license. To everyone’s surprise, of the 109 applicants, 73 were “disqualified.” Other…
High-stakes gambler is more admirable than likable
Like the title character Jessica Chastain portrayed in last year’s Miss Sloane, the woman she plays in Molly’s Game is driven by fierce ambition and copious amounts of pharmaceuticals. Though the current film is a typically literate effort…
Lamentations while searching for gold in a pile of vinyl
Can a record collection have a soul and does it reveal the man who owned it?
In my time on earth as a music dealer, I've bought a number of record collections from those who’ve passed and whom I’ve know sometimes…
From West Side Golden Age…to money sucking monster
We’ve heard this story too many times before, but it’s worth repeating in Columbus because the local version of this reality is so surreal and wrong it’s almost as if this community has refused to process it.
The West Side’s golden…