We are taking a short publishing pause in early July to give the staff a chance to rest and reset. We’ll be back with more big-swing stories on July 15, and in the meantime, we’ll be re-sending some of our favorite stories so far this year that you may have missed.
Today we’re looking back at some of our favorite cultural stories that had a slightly harder edge. From a sex-positvity festival in Chatham County to mind-altering substances of questionable legality, each of these stories tells you something new about a hedonistic pleasure.
In Search of a Sex-Positive South
When it comes to sex, some say a ‘Magnolia Curtain’ hangs over the South. A recent festival sought to spice things up.
The Smell Test
For years, law-enforcement officers could use the smell of marijuana as probable cause to search someone’s vehicle. Now that hemp is legal, the criminal justice system faces a quandary in discerning the difference.
The Wizard of Mars Hill
Ehren Cruz gazes into the horizon of North Carolina’s burgeoning psychedelic renaissance.
Bull City Summit’s Discontents
The festival aimed to bring crowds to Durham, but some local partners say the promises didn’t add up—and now its founder is facing charges of fraud.
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