By Drew Grant 1/30 2:46pm

Drugs

Special K: The secret to your happiness!

Can a K-Hole Cure Your Depression?

When Hamilton Nolan posted an item on Gawker today about the super-magical effects of the animal tranquilizer ketamine (better known in your rave circle as “Special K” or “The reason we’re friends with Ted the Veterinarian”) on curing depression with just one dose, we were a little confused. Not because we had fallen into a dissociative K-Hole and accidentally set our lampshades on fire again, but because of that lingering sense of deja vu.

Hadn’t we heard this line before? Read More

By Joe Pompeo 10/20/09 11:20pm

The Little Helper’s Little Helper

In July of 2007, comedian Michael Showalter was at a bar in Park Slope doing stand-up about an unwitting experience he’d had with a prescription drug called Seroquel.

The scenario: Mr. Showalter couldn’t fall asleep one night thanks to some noisy construction outside his Flatbush Avenue apartment, so his girlfriend suggested he take one Read More