Laurel Tuohy
laureltuohy@gmail.comSampling Sodas, Snacks, and Stir-Fries at Thailand’s First Legal Cannabis Cafe
A few hours outside Bangkok is a restaurant serving pizza, krapao, and mango sticky rice with weed.
On the Night Bangkok’s Bars Reopened, We Asked People How It Felt Partying Again
“Last week, I was drinking at home alone and listening to John Mayer. It was the worst.”
I Had a Zoom Call With an Elephant and It Was Strangely Reassuring
In these strange times, jumping on a video call to watch animals frolic in the sunshine is like a salve to an anxious mind.
We Tried the Spicy, Pork-Filled Menu of Bangkok's First Taco Bell
Don't worry: The cutesy text on the Fire sauce packets is still there, just in Thai.
Thailand Is Full of Ghosts
We spoke to the author of Ghosts of the New City about the weird spirits haunting Chiang Mai.
Thai Illustrator Tuna Dunn’s Cute Comics Are Surprisingly Dark
Sometimes it's more comfortable to yearn than try for actual romance.
Eating Wild Weeds with 'Wildman' Steve Brill, Forager and Punk Naturalist
For the last 35 years, the self-taught forager, tour guide, and author has been bringing people into the woods to show them food they can easily find in the wild to eat or cook. "The whole world is my garden," Wildman Steve says.
The Sober Psychedelic World of Archan Nair | High Art
He uses meditation and yoga instead of LSD or shrooms, but the effect is the same.
Thailand's Forgotten Country-Psychedelic Music Is Having a Global Renaissance
Until recently, Thailand's Molam music has been marginalized and dismissed as "taxi driver music," or entertainment for the lower classes. But now it's being embraced by the West.
A New Crowdfunding Platform Helps Human Trafficking Victims Come Home
6degree.org aims to close the gap between caring about human trafficking and doing something to help its victims.
Get an Espresso and an Exorcism at Bangkok's Premiere Witchcraft Cafe
Created by Wine Kongsorn and Nat Maitreemit to give the Thai Wiccan community a place to gather, Ace of Cups features spells, rituals, and cakes that match your astrological sign.
I Dug Up Peyote in the Mexican Desert
When my friend Luis mentioned he'd heard of a remote place in Mexico where people go to dig up the psychedelic cactus and trip in the desert, it seemed like a no-brainer.