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The Portugal Model for Addressing the Overdose Crisis

I am a professor of medicine and public health who researches the government’s response to addiction. I also spent more than two decades as a police officer. If cities expect to help reduce our nation’s overdose crisis and not simply ride a policy pendulum back and forth between election cycles, their leaders need to enact compassionate, effective drug policies and ensure fair access to public space at the same time.
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 5:38 AM on April 25, 2024 (30 comments)

She wrote Lives of the Monster Dogs and then, silence.

Twenty-seven years later, Kirsten Bakis is publishing her second novel: King Nyx.
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 11:09 AM on February 17, 2024 (11 comments)

The note was short: "We've decided to live here."

The owner of the home decided to let them stay. Whimsy ensued.
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 4:13 PM on April 21, 2023 (27 comments)

Evil across the millennia

From Nurse Ratched to Kai Winn, Louise Fletcher always kept a smile on her face while she destroyed your world in ways you hadn't imagined possible. Rest in peace, great actor.
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 8:10 PM on September 24, 2022 (50 comments)

He has not rehabilitated himself

After 50+ years of touring, Arlo Guthrie has gone fishing.
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 6:32 PM on April 12, 2021 (39 comments)

Sometimes it's better not to be the best.

I Found the Best Burger Place in America. And Then I Killed It. A reporter reflects on his responsibility. Should we all start keeping quiet about hidden gems?
posted to MetaFilter by Winnie the Proust at 7:05 AM on November 16, 2018 (158 comments)

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