From the invention of speed, to the public introduction of Benzedrine, to the overproduction of uppers in the 1960s and the Controlled Substances Act that reclassified them as prescription drugs, it’s fascinating stuff with a richer backstory than you might suspect. One standout detail: The ...
In the movie, as in real life, she spent most of her time playing cards with her butler and her maid and tending to her dogs. She was estranged from her family. Her mother was a stage mom who pushed her into the opera, desperate to make money off of ...
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A comprehensive but aggravatingly myopic look at the recent proliferation of prescription amphetamines like Adderall and Ritalin, Alison Klayman’s “Take Your Pills” is much less interested in the drugs themselves than it is in this country’s unique appetite for them. Nevertheless, Klayman’s ...
‘Fantastic Beasts,’‘Manchester by the Sea,’ and more new movie reviews Looking for something to see this weekend? Catch up on the reviews of all the new releases, including the “Harry Potter” prequel “Fantastic Beasts and Where to...