On 4/20, of all days, the Washington Post reports on the “de-potification” of
High Times magazine on the occasion of the stoner bible’s 30th anniversary.
The magazine is now supposedly diversifying, moving beyond mere drug coverage and dealing with such topics as “prostitution, bike messengers, comedian Dave Chappelle, a Colombian guerrilla, singer Ani DiFranco, education reform and a piece on Arnold Schwarzenegger.”
Whoa, writing about bike messengers and Dave Chappelle is moving beyond coverage of stoner culture? Not that I have a problem with Chappelle; his show is just hitting its stride now in its second season, and that three-part “true Hollywood story” of Rick James was among the great comedy moments in recent memory. I think at this point we can call “I’m Rick James, bitch!” the #2 catchphrase of 2004, after “You’re Fired.”
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 20, 2004 09:16 PM