Most love songs, if you’ve noticed, are about the seeking part of love, or the sting of a love gone sour. And most are by young people who have only begun to try things and figure relationships out. This song is none of those things. Bill Callahan is a music industry vet, but he’s also a man in his 50s living a settled life with his partner and isn’t afraid to talk about it. “What Comes After Certainty” digs into the wonder of long-term partnership, singing, “True love is not magic / It’s certainty / And what comes after certainty? / A world of mystery.” Finally! What does come after the cinematic romance moments, media? We could use some more visibility on the rest of life. Lucky for us, there’s more on that, delivered in Callahan’s Leonard-Cohen-style baritone, on the album, Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest— or as we’ll call it, “premium adult content.”
As more info comes out about the chemical vape burns on people’s lungs, everyone wants to know: is a weed vape as bad as a regular vape? The Cut, ever the champion of young people with disposable income, has the answer: we don’t know, and for that reason, you should probably back off. Err on the side of caution with gummies or brownies or a good, old-fashioned joint, style be damned. Yes, that’s joint-as-safe-choice*; regards to my D.A.R.E. officer.
*smoking is still bad for you
As you roll your next non-toxic spliff, consider the following: Some Canadian startup is engineering a “virtually odorless” strain of weed so you don’t stink up your home or disturb the peace or whatever. They take out the smell by removing terpenes, the compounds that give the plant its scent and potentially also many of its medicinal benefits. It’s not clear how they isolate the terpenes for removal— they’re not willing to disclose their “proprietary tech”— which means we probably ought to be skeptical. If we’ve learned anything from decaf coffee and low-fat “butter,” removing key compounds from plants makes them sucky, unhealthy, or both.
Real weed smells, but that doesn’t mean you have to. Please meet Veil, a new spray that eliminates weed odors from wherever you are. It’s a non-toxic, eco-friendly formula scented with natural oils to break apart smell on a molecular level rather than covering it up — all to help you “stay high on the low,” as they say. How can you not love a brand with that tagline? Shop here.
