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Beatles fans and everyone else - don't miss this movie. Across the Universe is one of the best of the year so far. Julie Taymor has taken liberally from the Beatles' songbook, creating an entertaining, evocative and mindbending '60s musical.
I'm the former editor of High Times magazine. I currently write for Relix, Skunk, Heeb and The L Magazine. I publish the website Celebstoner.com. I'm the author of three books: Pot Culture: The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life (2008), co-written with Shirley Halperin; Video Invaders (1982), a history of the video game industry; and Watch Out for the Little Guys (1987), about professional basketball's smallest players. For more info on Pot Culture, go to Potculturebook.com. I produced the benefit albums Hempilation: Freedom Is NORML (1995) and Hempilation 2: Free the Weed (1998). I'm commissioner of the New York Media Softball League. I was born in Manhattan and raised in the Bronx, NY. I reside in Brooklyn, NY.
