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More On Charlie Sheen's Whore Schtick
Published 4/30/2008 at Radar: Fresh Intelligence Blog
... 30-hour visit to troops in Afghanistan over the weekend, though he wasn't allowed to take off or land the transport aircraft. SURE, THERE'S MORE: Dissent in Murdoch's ranks?; Viagra for the whole town; and new Starbucks drinks! Coming out of the dark : An independent committee that was established as a condition of Rupert Murdoch 's purchase of the Wall Street Journal is pissy over the recent resignation of the paper's managing editor , Marcus Brauchli . Long trip : Albert Hoffman, the Swiss inventor of LSD, has died of a heart attack. He was 102. ...

R.I.P. Father Of LSD
Published 4/30/2008 by Michael K at Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
... , the swiss chemist who discovered LSD passed away from a heart attack at his home in Basel. He was 102. This only proves that LSD does a body good. He lived to be 102! Dr. Hofman created LSD in 1938. He discovered its effects when he accidentally took some. He said, " Everything I saw was distorted as in a warped mirror ". He tried to argue that it could treat mental illness, but it eventually became a street drug in the 60s. Let's all bow our heads and have a flashback in his honor. Source - Image: ...

Roger Waters Pig Found
Published 4/30/2008 by Hollywood Grind at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors celebrity scandals Hollywood gossip blog from Hollywood Grind
... On another note, Dr. Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic drug LSD, died of a heart attack at his home yesterday in Basel at the age of 102. LSD was made illegal after Charles Manson committed unspeakable murders, and other crime erupted in the 1960s. LSD was blamed and banned. Click here to read more about LSD, and Dr. Hofman. ...

Albert Hofmann LSD Founder Dies
Published 5/1/2008 by Allie at Gone Hollywood
... popularised by Harvard professor Timothy Leary who suggested that people “turn on, tune in, drop out”. Rock stars and the counter-culture of the 1960s picked up LSD as a wonder drug but horror stories began to emerge of users suffering permanent psychological damage. LSD was made illegal in many countries beginning in the late 1960s. At 102, they can’t say the drugs killed him. source: LSD inventor Albert Hofmann dies [bbc] Share This ...

Episode 392 Linkcap Recap
Published 5/9/2008 by Nation at ColbertNation.com
... A Pre-Flight Interview Stephens In-Flight Interview GAS DOLLAR A Zero Profit Business Poor Lobbying Save money on Gas ARIANNA HUFFINGTON Her Wikipedia Al Franken on Huffington Charlie Takes a Bite Buy it RIP: LSD PIONEER ALBERT HOFMANN A BBC Eulogy His Path Toward Discovery A Study in Psychedelics ...