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Disney World Is Officially Banning Marijuana In Florida Theme Park

Brendan Bures
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Disney World Is Officially Banning Marijuana In Florida Theme Park

It’s still a small world after all in the eyes of Disney. Though Florida passed medicinal cannabis laws last year, Walt Disney World in Central Florida recently added “marijuana” to its list of prohibited items.

While “illegal substances” have always been included in Disney’s list of prohibited items, this recent addition seems a direct response to Florida’s passing medicinal marijuana. Back in November, 71 percent of Floridians voted yes on an amendment to legalize medicinal cannabis, aiding patients a range of ailments.

This seems like a largely missed opportunity on Disney’s part, though the family-friendly stance theme park setting forth this conservative move isn’t surprising. You might remember our friend Andrew Garfield who relayed his experience of eating pot brownies and attending Disneyland. He described the experience as such, “It was literally heaven.”

Establishing “literally heaven” feels like Disney’s whole theme park strategy, but who are we to contest? Donald Duck probably wouldn’t be a fun smoking partner anyways.

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5 Ways To Get Your Dairy Fix When Animal Milk Isn’t An Option

Sean DeTore
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5 Ways To Get Your Dairy Fix When Animal Milk Isn’t An Option

It’s been five years and I can still remember — quite vividly, mind you — when delicious, delicious dairy decided to turn against me.

It was approximately 1:20 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon and I was at work. That particular day, for a snack, I had a small baggie full of Triscuit snack crackers (Original variety) and an equal amount of sliced, squared, block cheddar cheese. One by one I would place a square of cheddar cheese upon a Triscuit  and munch, munch, munch away. It was the best snack, until I began to feel a tightness down below. That particular Tuesday afternoon would be the beginning of the end for me and all kinds of delicious dairy products.

If you, like me, can’t handle lactose — or you’re vegan, — then read on my friends, for I have some top notch alternatives and easy at-home recipes to get you through these non-dairy times.

1. BRAND ALTERNATIVES

There’s no doubt about the fact that I do miss cheese and pizza and sour cream and ice cream and butter and cream cheese and boy oh boy could I go on. Even though I do, on occasion, dabble in dairy, I have found several brand alternatives for cheese and other yummy dairy items.

CHEESE

Daiya was my first foray into the non-dairy world. The great thing about Daiya is there are so many different options. Various pizzas, cheeze (which they spell with a “z”), cream cheeze, cheezecake and other items that might satisfy your ooey, gooey, melty cravings. One word of warning with this specific brand regarding the varieties of cheeze: The cheeze is way better melted or cooked in some way. Eating a cheeze slice “raw” is not good. On the other hand, enjoying a “raw” chunk of cheeze block is VERY good, especially on a Triscuit snack cracker.

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Go Veggie is another amazing alternative brand. Not only does Go Veggie have a variety of products in the same vein as Daiya, but they have another, unique option. You can choose between Lactose Free, Lactose & Soy Free and Vegan. Whoo! I’ve only had the pleasure of trying their cheese singles, but I can say, compared to Daiya, eating a cheese single “raw” is actually pretty tasty and the singles work great on sandwiches of both grilled and non-grilled variety.

ICE CREAM

Tofutti Cuties will forever be my go-to “ice cream” sandwich. When I bite into one of these delicious frozen desserts, I forget about real ice cream altogether and before I know, it I’ve devoured 3-4 of these little Cuties in one sitting.

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BUTTER

Earth Balance is the buttery spread I use for absolutely everything that calls for butter. It’s got such a satisfying buttery taste and texture; even your most ardent dairy loving friends won’t be able to tell it’s not the real thing. Also, much like all of the above products, Earth Balance has many other food items for you to munch on.

MILK

So Delicious and Dream are two alternative brands that can help quench your desire for dairy free-beverages, yogurts and frozen desserts. I enjoy So Delicious frozen dessert pints for which they have many: Almond Milk, Cashew Milk, Coconut Milk and Soy Milk. As for Dream, it’s their Rice Dream Pies and Almond Dream Bites that really get my mouth watering. **Be careful as the two aforementioned Dream desserts are NOT safe for milk allergic individuals due to shared equipment but they ARE SAFE for lactose intolerant individuals.

2. MAKE YOUR OWN NACHO “CHEESE” WITH…POTATOES?

Did you know you can use something that is not cheese to make something that tastes and looks like cheese? Well, you can! Sweet potatoes make a great substitute for cheese and if you, like me, have been missing the deliciousness of nacho cheese sauce, then look no further. Another great recipe for nacho cheese sauce can be found on the vegan blog called Hot For Food which calls for regular potatoes and carrots to give the cheese dip a nice orange color.

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3. HOMEMADE BAKED MAC AND “CHEESE”

Sure, there are TONS of recipes for Baked Mac and Cheese but, of course, I happen to think my own personal recipe is the best. Generally when I’ve made mac and cheese I’ve used Daiya shreds to delightfully gooey results. However, the last time I made this recipe I used 2 and one half packages of Go Veggie cheese singles with approximately the “one half” of cheese used for the topping. Adding bacon doesn’t hurt either (fakeon for our vegan friends)

As you can see, the recipe is well-loved! That’s how good it is. Here’s the transcription:

In saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat, blend in flour, salt and mustard. Add milk. Heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens a little and is smooth. Add 1-½ C. cheese, heat until melted, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook macaroni as directed, drain. Combine with sauce in a 2qt. casserole, top with remaining cheese, bread crumbs, paprika. Bake at 375 for approx 20-25 mins or until nicely browned and bubbly. Makes 4-6 servings.

4. USE CASHEWS TO MAKE ALFREDO SAUCE

I’m Italian and I love all kinds of pasta and pasta sauces. However, because of my affliction, I can’t have most pasta dishes! One of my favorite sauces has always been alfredo sauce. Probably the cheesiest of all the sauces. Well, it’s a good thing that cashews exist and somebody figured out a way to turn a cashew into a dairy substitute. The first time I had cashew alfredo sauce I was beside myself. The best. Mangia!

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5. VEGAN CHEEZ-ITS

Did I mention I love snacks? One of my favorite munchies has always been Cheez Its. These small, salty squares are perfect for popping in your mouth any time of day. If you’re a snack lover as well, but keep yourself away from all of the dairy-filled, high fat, salty goodness that is contained within any given snack, there’s an easy way to make your own.

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Science Tells Us Why Being Stressed Out Make Us Sick

Sam Jones
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Science Tells Us Why Being Stressed Out Make Us Sick

Do you ever find yourself caught in a cycle of stress, getting sick, stressing out because you’re sick and it’s setting you back, getting sicker because you’re stressed out…

It has to do with your fight-or-flight response. When you’re stressed, your body produces more of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol. These are meant to be a short-term solution for whatever is facing you at the moment—a bear, an assailant, a near-miss accident—that help you respond quickly to danger.

When you’re constantly stressed out, however, your body keeps making more of these hormones, in addition to quickening your heart rate and blood pressure as a result. That’s extremely taxing on your immune system.

Gail Saltz, a psychiatrist and television commentator, wrote about what’s at work behind this very annoying vicious cycle on Health.com. She writes:

These physiological changes come in handy if you’re facing an acute emergency (say, you have to quickly climb out of a submerged car) but not when you’re constantly barraged with more ordinary annoyances (you can’t find your work ID! Your computer crashes! Traffic makes you late!). Putting your body into this overactive, fight-or-flight state for drawn-out periods can weaken your immune response, triggering various symptoms (gastrointestinal problems, headaches, insomnia) and contributing to everything from respiratory infections to heart disease. Now, there is no such thing as living stress-free, but you knew that already. What’s key is how you manage what life throws at you—you want to short-circuit worry before it overloads you.

Saltz suggests actively de-stressing if you find yourself in a sickness stress loop. Practice deep breathing, talking it out, or getting into some physical activity are all proven ways to beat the stress before it beats you.

[h/t Health]

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This Untidy Snapchat Sex Story Will Leave You Reeling

Maria Loreto
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This Untidy Snapchat Sex Story Will Leave You Reeling

Millennials like to overshare. This trait can be attributed to social media, which has enabled us to voice our thoughts and opinions no matter how stupid they are, without facing any consequences. Our phones protect us from the rolling eyes and sighs of disappointment that inevitably come when we upload a selfie with an inspiring quote that inspires exactly no one. 

This girl took over sharing to the next level, telling all her Snapchat followers about the time when midnight sex sent her and her boyfriend to the ER with a gash on her forehead and some broken teeth. Was it necessary for her to share all of this intimate and embarrassing information? No. Are you interested in knowing what happens? Read on:

It begins…

Some proof.

Some classic build up of tension (Storytelling 101).

Related Link: Your Smelly Lunch Is Now A Criminal Offense In Italy 

The End.

Do you trust this girl’s wacky rendition of events? Do you think all of this actually happened? We have no idea. She might have added a detail or two for entertainment purposes, but still. What a ride and a great way to use memes.

The Whistleblower Chronicles: All The United Airlines Scandals You Didn’t Know About

Brendan Bures
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The Whistleblower Chronicles: All The United Airlines Scandals You Didn’t Know About

I wonder if this is how Edward Snowden felt. The life of a whistleblower isn’t one of glory and exuberance, but of endless anxiety and fear. It is like playing a game of hide and seek, where the real consequence of capture is your life. No one wants to join the Whistleblower Club—even though, yes, the whistle you receive during initiation is super shiny and made of elephant tusk and really dope and you wish you had one.

But I can be silent no more. I cannot pretend I don’t know what I do, what I haven’t seen with my own eyes. When I witnessed that tragic video of that man, unconscious, bloodied eyeglasses clinging to his face, I thought the bravery within me to make a stand would surface. Alas, I am weak.

Then United Airlines went ahead and killed a dadgum bunny.

Here is recap from Uproxx:

The 3-foot long bunny named Simon, which is bigger than many dogs and was sired by the current world record holder for the biggest bunny (his dad is 52 inches long and weighs over 40 pounds), was reportedly healthy as he got on the flight from Heathrow to head to his new home with an unnamed celebrity. United personnel discovered Simon dead at O’Hare airport.

Not just any bunny, but the biggest bunny. His name was Simon, owned and raised by a former Playboy bunny, and found dead at O’Hare airport (Leave it alone, Irony, I don’t have time for your shit right now.)

Though I prefer to remain anonymous, I’m stepping forward today. It is time the world knew every horrible, heinous crime United Airlines has ever committed. The time for silence is no more; give me my dadgum whistle.

· United instituted the middle seat following the post-WWII aviation boom, knowing excitement for affordable human flight would quell any questions regarding the obvious cash grab. After signing the deal to bring about purgatory on Earth, one chairman was reported as saying, “Don’t call us God and don’t call us the Devil.” With a shit-grin, he added, “Call us United.”

· In a scandal that never reached public attention, United narrowly avoided a PR disaster in the late 1980s because of one pilot’s deep-rooted hatred of the Cleveland Browns. While navigating transcontinental flights, he would purposely fly over Cleveland’s stadium and deposit the aircraft’s lavatory waste, fist-pumping. United’s official internal report on the incident concludes, “Fortunate for us, no one gives a shit about the Browns.”

· Off the record, United has murdered approximately 47 million geese in flight over the years.

· Though Flight is labeled a standard motion picture, where Denzel Washington plays an alcoholic airline pilot who crashes a plane to save everyone aboard, it is actually a documentary. For the film, which served as a cover-up, director Robert Zemeckis exaggerated Denzel’s character to be an addict, and reunited him with Don Cheadle and Jon Goodman, because, hey, who doesn’t love those guys? In actuality a drunk Denzel Washington approached a United executive and told him he really wanted to fly a plane. The United executive let Denzel do this because “Denzel is Denzel. You don’t say no to Denzel.”

· Just to frustrate customers, United flights crossing the Atlantic will sometimes play certain movies on an endless loop. Those who flew UA 4938 last year will remember watching Suicide Squad while one flight in 2002 suffered Gigli for 32 consecutive hours.

· United service is terrible because United’s one-time CEO Lance Fauxnom secretly hated rich people. His deep ire for the rich caused an intensive restructuring that purposely discriminated against all upper class values like comfort, basic human decency, and leg room. Fauxnom wanted to create a space that would exclude anyone who would otherwise pay extra for such commodities. He was eventually terminated as his practices threated to sink the company. Fauxnom would go on to found Frontier Airlines.

That is all I can share for now. My whistle has blown and I must retreat into hiding. I am headed to the airport to leave the country. I will not be flying United.

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Gossip: Kim Kardashian On Caitlin Jenner’s Book: ‘Things Aren’t Truthful’; Kelly Rowland Shut Down Any Hope For Destiny’s Child Reunion

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Gossip: Kim Kardashian On Caitlin Jenner’s Book: ‘Things Aren’t Truthful’; Kelly Rowland Shut Down Any Hope For Destiny’s Child Reunion

Kim Kardashian has always been the one Kardashian coming to Caitlyn Jenner’s defense, but it looks like those days are over.


According to Kim, Caitlyn’s new book is full of lies about the family and she’s not with it.

“My heart breaks for my mom. You know, because I feel like she’s been through so much,” Kim said during interview on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” “[Caitlyn’s] promoting this book and she’s saying all these things and I just don’t think it’s necessary. And I just feel like it’s unfair, things aren’t truthful.”

When Ellen asked if Caitlyn was being honest, Kim replied, “No, not with certain things about my mom.”

“I mean, I feel like it’s taken her a really long time to be honest with herself, so I don’t expect her to be honest you know, about my mom now, but it’s just so hurtful,” she continued. “I wish her all the success in the world, but not at our expense.”

Kim said she hasn’t spoken with Caitlyn “in a couple of weeks” and while she’ll “always love her,” she doesn’t “respect the character that she’s showing now.”

“I’ll still always have a major love for her, for who she was in my life. I’m really sentimental; I think my mom’s that way,” she added. “It’s still Kendall and Kylie’s dad, so I want to be respectful, but I just feel like there’s no need for a book. You know, tell your story but just don’t bash other people, you know. I just think like it’s not tasteful.”

Kelly Rowland Shut Down Any Hope For Destiny’s Child Reunion

Kelly Rowland shut down any hope for a Destiny’s Child reunion in an interview with Good Day New York’s Rosanna Scotto this morning. When asked about a reunion, Rowland said “No! Everybody asks. Everyone’s doing their own thing …. Michelle is doing her thing, Beyoncé’s pregnant obviously and I have a book!”

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Drink Me: Check Out These Trippy ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Cocktails From Lord George Bar In SF

Jillian Peterson
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Drink Me: Check Out These Trippy ‘Alice In Wonderland’ Cocktails From Lord George Bar In SF

The siren song of a well crafted cocktail is enough of a thirst quencher for most drinkers, but a cocktail that looks like it came straight out of your childhood fantasy? A round for everyone,  please! Make it a double.

That’s what’s going on at San Francisco watering (rabbit) hole Lord George. The bar is playing host to guest bartender Kate Bolton of Portland’s venerable Ava Gene’s (she was Eater‘s Bartender of the Year 2012), who designed the menu to include creative odes to the Lewis Carroll classic, including: “Advice from a Caterpillar” that uses billowing applewood smoke and “Mad Hatter” punch that’s served in a teacup, along with bittered sugar cubes on a teaspoon (check out the slideshow above). Her entire menu is online as part of a rotating rockstar bartender series fittingly called Mavericks.

Bolton’s menu runs through June and 50 cents of each one of her cocktails will be donated to a charity of her choice. If you can’t make it in to try one of her fantastical concoctions, here’s a cocktail from Lord George you can make at home. It’s an Old Fashioned/ Negroni/ Manhattan hybrid for those who can’t decide what they want to drink.

Dreams Old Men Dream

Photo by Colson Griffith

Recipe by Dustin Sullivan for Lord George 

Old Fashioned Glass – Large Rock – Build in Beaker

  • 0.75 oz Carpano Antica
  • 0.5 oz Rittenhouse Rye
  • 0.5 oz Four Roses Bourbon
  • 0.5 oz Beefeater Gin
  • 0.25 oz Campari
  • 1/8 teaspoon simple syrup
  • 4 dashes Angostura bitters

Stir and single strain over large rock. Top with orange twist.

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Caterpillars Could Be Our Secret Answer To Removing The World’s Waste

Brendan Bures
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Caterpillars Could Be Our Secret Answer To Removing The World’s Waste

As waste centers fill with non-degradable plastic bags and humans produced 311 million tons of plastic in 2014 alone, scientists are set to working on a solution to the plastic problem. Though plastic is wonderful in its durability and versatility, making it a favorite of the packaging industry, it has let to unseemly sights of waste. One solution, as scientists recently discovered could lie within a type of caterpillar known as the waxworm.

The discovery was made accidentally by Spanish research Federica Bertocchini who is a part-time beekeeper. Waxworms are known to enjoy munching on beeswax (literally) and so Bertocchini is used to removing the critters from her hives. One day, though, she set the waxworms in a plastic bag to be dealt with later and discovered the waxworms had eaten their way out.

While other scientist have found fungi and bacteria that are plastic-busting organisms, Bertocchini found that her waxworms ate away much quicker than previous findings. Bertocchini was curious, however, if the creatures were just biting or digesting the plastic. To test it, she processed the waxworms into a paste and rubbing it against a plastic film, which did degrade. Bertocchini eventually teamed with Cambridge University biochemists for further research and the team published their findings in Current Biology.

There are some naysayers, though. Via The Atlantic:

An army of bag-chewing caterpillars might consume a lot of plastic, but they would also end up releasing small fragments or microplastics into the environment, which can “pick up toxins like a sponge, transport these toxins up the food chain, and can cause harm to the environment and human health,” [Michigan State’s Ramani Narayan] says. “Biodegradation isn’t a magical solution to plastics waste management.”

Bertocchini emphasized the goal shouldn’t be to produce a platoon of these waxworms, but to identify the enzyme that allows them to break down the plastic and try to replicate it from there. Hopefully, should scientists isolate that, we might be able to turn our mountains of trash into molehills.

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Inside The Marijuana Dinner Clubs That Are Los Angeles’ Latest Fine Dining Trend

Brendan Bures
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Inside The Marijuana Dinner Clubs That Are Los Angeles’ Latest Fine Dining Trend

While cannabis and food fusing together isn’t a new development, it is however entering the fine dining space in a unique and surprising way in California. The latest trend in the recently legalized state is weed supper parties, hosted by weed sommeliers and former executive chefs. Patrons can sign up online and can be treated to a full course experience that’s properly dosed for your marijuana tolerance levels.


Though cannabis legalization in and of itself is enough to excite most, what’s really exciting moving forward is how cannabis will merge with ancillary products and markets. We’re already seeing marijuana as a theme to build an entire TV show around and cannabis-friendly dating apps pop up. It’s clear to see how marijuana will continue normalizing itself within the culture writ large through moves like these, in a similar way how alcohol at a social event doesn’t feel so naughty but par for the course.

Here is The Independent’s Edmund Vallace describing one prepared meal:

We start with prosciutto, burrata, and fava beans picked from in Aaron’s own garden. The olive oil must have been sneakily spiked with its psychoactive ingredients, because it has only a subtle taste of cannabis.

After the prosciutto, we move to Japanese sweet potato gnocchi with loquat jam and goat butter; short rib filanese with risotto; then black cod with squid ink salsa verde—the weed-oiled fish garnished with tiny pink nasturtiums.

This isn’t your sketchy friend of a friend’s college roommate producing some mind-melting weed brownies. The California scene operates in a rather underground space as California is still under strict regulation until January 2018. Attending one of these parties, we should mention, constitutes a legally gray space, as only card carriers should consume medicinal marijuana in California still.

It remains an exciting venture, however, as cannabis and the culture look to the future. “Notable weed entrepreneur” Chris Sayegh intends to soon open Herb, which will be, as he calls it, the world’s first cannabis restaurant. We’ll let you know when you can make reservations.

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Gossip: Caitlyn Jenner Saving Her New Vagina For Mr. Right; Bette Midler Getting Replaced By Dolly Parton

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Gossip: Caitlyn Jenner Saving Her New Vagina For Mr. Right; Bette Midler Getting Replaced By Dolly Parton

Caitlyn Jenner has revealed that she has had her final surgery to give her a vagina. And now the star is saving it for the perfect person.

“Caitlyn feels like a virgin again at 67 years old,” sources tell Straight Shuter. “She is taking her time and is in no hurry to give that away. She is saving herself for the right person.”

She has revealed that she will never sleep with a woman again, which means that Caitlyn is looking for a man. Good luck.

Bette Midler Getting Replaced By Dolly Parton

Bette Midler has only just opened on Broadway in Hello, Dolly and producers are already planning on replacing her.

“Bette has signed on for one year. The entire run is almost sold out and now producers are looking for life after she leaves,” sources tell Straight Shuter. “The person that they all agree would be perfect to follow Bette is Dolly Parton. The show would literally be, “Hello, DOLLY!”

No deal has been reached yet with the country legend but she is top of the list even if Bette’s costume would need to be expanded in the bust area!

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