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Matt Lauer introduces the TODAY Show's segment on nootropics (smart drugs), Details' feature story on the controversial new wave of pills that are helping successful professionals sharpen their minds and get an edge. read more

Wed, 06/05/13 AT 3:15PM

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keywords:: Drugs,; health

Culture & Trends

The allure of the new nightlife drug Molly is the same as that of the girl next door its name evokes: purity. Billed as unadulterated MDMA—the substance formerly known as X—the finger-licking-good powder promises a smooth, euphoric high without the tweaking and teeth grinding. It's easy to be attracted to the idea of pure Ecstasy—but is it too good to be true? read more

March 28, 2012

By Benjamin Phelan

keywords:: culture trends,; critical eye

Culture & Trends

A brief history of America's fixation on getting sober. read more

December 2011

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The Daily Details

One more reason Wall Street is dazed and confused, Carnival's Boyz II Men-themed cruise, and what British businessmen are doing with stuffed animals. read more

Mon, 11/01/10 AT 10:30AM

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keywords:: books,; boyz II men,; british,; carnival,; cemetary

Culture & Trends

The death of sex and drugs in rock and roll. read more

November 2010

By Jeff Gordinier

keywords:: culture and trends,; critical eye,; alt-rock,; sex,; drugs

Celebrities & Entertainment

The operatic showman on being a tit man, his dream date with 50 Cent, and trading a meth addiction for a maple-syrup addiction. read more

May 2010

By Jonah Weiner

keywords:: celebrities and entertainment,; music and books,; rufus wainwright,; wiseguy,; All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu

Celebrities & Entertainment

The troubled frontman on kicking heroin (but not scotch), his rivalry with Axl Rose, Christmas-caroling in prison, and the first Stone Temple Pilots album in nine years. read more

April 2010

By Matt Hendrickson

keywords:: celebrities and entertainment,; music and books,; scott weiland,; stone temple pilots,; drugs

Culture & Trends

Hard as it is to believe three teenagers could band together to form one of the deadliest hit squads in the Mexican drug wars, the truth is stranger still—they were Americans. In an exclusive interview, the group's founder, Gabriel Cardona, reveals how they got their start read more

By Jesse Hyde