Toro sashimi dangled from my chopsticks as I sat gingerly on a bar stool gearing up for my much anticipated viewing of Avatar. Since it’s Christmas debut the futuristic Fern Gully has grossed close to $700 million dollars. In Australia there was a 3 month delay in movie releases so I had no idea this [...]

Khat is a flowering plant native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, where it has been used for centuries as a stimulant. It contains cathinone, an addicting, amphetamine-like substance that causes excitement and euphoria. Use of the drug, which is generally ingested by chewing the plant’s leaves, has been reported throughout the world, though [...]