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Deep Inside Prison’s Dark And Tangled Economy

5:00AM October 28, 2011 | Brent Rose

A movie-goer’s concept of prison economy is likely that it’s a cigarette-fuelled barter system. That may be part of it, but it only scratches the surface. The truth is a violent world of sex, drugs and… postage stamps? More »

Gadgets

Why I Would Rather Be A Smoker Than An iPhone User

8:15AM August 15, 2011 | Anna Jane Grossman

I’ve had relationships with many hand-held digital objects, but none as intense as the one I had with the iPhone. It was so addictive that I changed it for an iPod touch. And perhaps a pack of cigarettes. More »

Gadgets

7 Tools To Quit Smoking (Almost) Cold Turkey

2:15PM August 3, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Good call on deciding to stop smoking but, fair warning, the next few weeks are going to suck mad donkey balls. These seven smoking cessation devices will help make breaking the habit a bit more tolerable. More »

Science

Magical Anti-Smoking Vaccine Sounds Awesome, Doesn’t Exist

11:12PM July 19, 2011 | Casey Chan

NixVAX was supposed to be this magical vaccine that helped smokers kick the habit. Awesome, right? Yeah! Too bad it doesn’t work. In testing NicVAX, researchers found that it performed no different than a placebo. As in, it did nothing. More »

News

In-Flight E-Smoking Is Frowned Upon Nearly As Much As Assaulting The Flight Attendant That Tells You To Stop

8:40AM July 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Some questions in life are tough. “Why are we here?” Others are much easier: “Should I smoke on a plane?” The answer: No. But you’d be surprised how many people get that wrong! More »

Cameras

Please Let This Canon 5D Mark II Ashtray Be Fake

1:35PM June 28, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

I wonder how this happened. Did a bunch of Chinese businessmen desecrate this Canon 5D Mark II for kicks or were they jonesing for some cigs and had nothing but this used camera lying around? More »

News

More Disgusting Cigarette Packaging Pictures From Around The World

9:00AM June 27, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Remember those new cigarette package pics we showed you the other day? Disgusting! But pics on packs are actually nothing new as far as 39 other countries worldwide are concerned. Here are some more! Warning: Gross. [NYT]

News

All The Pictures The FDA Is Going To Put On Cigarette Boxes

1:00AM June 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

In an effort to curb smoking, cigarette boxes in the US will now come with these graphic images of holes in throats, lumpy tumourish lungs and more. They’re supposed to act as a warning label on the dangers of smoking. Some work better than others. More »

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Candle That Doubles As Ashtray Makes Smoking Less Stinky

4:40AM May 26, 2011 | Casey Chan

Smoking is terrible, we all know that. But it’s terribly addictive and… disgustingly stinky. Your fingers reek, your clothes are tainted and the air, oh the air. This candle ashtray tries to make it a wee less smelly. More »

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‘Human Ashtray’ Kills A World Record 70 Cigs On His Tongue

7:00AM May 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A man with a gravely voice and a cigarette addiction is an unlikely dude to spread the anti-smoking gospel. But stuntman Ritchie Magic – a smoker of 40 years – put out 70 cigarettes on his tongue, for fame and health. More »