Noah Davis’ first ever retrospective tells the story of an artist who relentlessly painted the haunting beauty of Black lives

I have only cried twice at a museum. The first time was standing in front of Bisa Butler’s larger-than-life quilt portrait of Salt-N-Pepa at an exhibition in New York. The second time was in the elegy ...

KC artist creates Chiefs mural for fans who nearly lost home to fire one year ago

Mural artist Craig Greco painted several eras of Chiefs players and coaches on the couple’s basement wall. Patrick Mahomes, Len Dawson and Travis Kelce made the cut.
Popular Science

KGB cigarette pack spy camera still works (sort of)

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The James Bond films are famous for their very cool—and usually ...
Post and Courier

Scoppe: Smoking costs SC $2.2 B a year as lawmakers ponder cut-rate cigarette tax

Jake Jacobs is testifying before a Senate subcommittee on a bill that would tax a weird new kind of cigarette at half the rate of regular cigarettes. He’s reeling off statistics. A cigarette “burns up ...
CNN

DNA from cigarette helps identify teenager’s killer nearly 44 years after her death

More than four decades after a teenager was murdered in California, DNA found on a discarded cigarette has helped authorities catch her killer. Sarah Geer, 13, was last seen leaving her friend’s ...
Us Weekly

Love Cigarette Jeans? These Trendy Picks Are an Upgrade With *This* Hidden Comfy Detail

Move over, wide-leg pants! Cigarette jeans are the trendiest bottoms in town, and they’re taking over city streets and runways alike. A-listers like Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Aniston and Dakota ...
Seattle Times

Cigarette tax increase proposed for Washington state

Smokers in Washington may soon face a sharp spike in the cost of cigarettes. Lawmakers are considering an increase in the tobacco tax, which would again give Washington among the highest cigarette ...
Reuters

Exclusive: India sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip Morris

NEW DELHI/LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - India has ruled out relaxation of a ban on e-cigarettes that would have allowed heat-not-burn tobacco products, dealing a blow to a lengthy private lobbying ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cigarette tax in Washington may go up by $2 per pack. Here’s how it would compare with other states

House Bill 2382 would increase the state cigarette tax by $2 a pack to $5.025 per pack. Action: Passed out the House Finance Committee on Feb. 4. OLYMPIA – Smokers in Washington may soon face a sharp ...
komonews

Washington lawmakers consider hiking cigarette tax

SEATTLE — Washington lawmakers are considering an increase to the cigarette tax, just weeks after other nicotine and tobacco products' tax went up. Cigarettes were not included in the most recent tax ...
Wall Street Journal

Altria Profit Falls as Cigarette Sales Decline

Altria MO-1.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported lower fourth-quarter profit as cigarette shipment volume declined, dragging down its smokeable product business. The tobacco company on ...
The Washington Post

What Indiana got wrong about cigarette taxes

Michael LaFaive is senior director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Todd Nesbit is an economist and assistant professor at Ball State University. Public officials in Indiana ...