Maynard Keenan: winemaker, Brazilian jiujitsu enthusiast, creator of numerous Tool songs longer than some hardcore albums--these are pastimes that require far more patience than the average man can muster. One shouldn’t hold it against the not-so-average men who don’t have the time, money and self-selective personality traits to see this stuff to fruition. But in Maynard’s view, that’s exactly...

As we enter four of Kanye West's public rebirth as the kind of guy who tweets approvingly about second-tier right-wing media personalities, it seems clear that his wife Kim Kardashian is trying hard to prevent him from careening even further into the land of Scott Adams videos and manic social media updates about "thought police." If you haven't been following, a quick update: Kanye returned to...

Consider the bong rip. Easily the most ubiquitous sound in weed culture, this raspy sonic hallmark of water-pipe smoking is universally recognized as the stoner’s warhorn, a bold declaration of dank intent. Though countless dopesmoking bands, from Black Sabbath to Sublime, have incorporated the mighty rip into their music over the years, few have captured its primordial, ritualistic essence quite...