Steven Shainberg, director of the speculative Diane Arbus bio, Fur, has a story:
“I was developing a project for a studio, and the character was this totally messed-up guy. He was in his mid- to late 20s; he frequented whores; he took an enormous amount of Ecstasy, and in many, many scenes he would smoke. […]

As Maryland State lawmakers close-in on a statewide smoking ban, restaurants are expecting changes on their end.
Warren Custis of the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) in Salisbury says bars and restaurants will miss out on a major part of their business.

“It’s wrong to try to tell someone where to smoke at,” said Custis.
Custis also mentions […]

An anti-smoking activist has lost his casino job at the Tropicana Casino and Resort after 26 years.
Vince Rennich, a table games supervisor, doesn’t buy the argument that his dismissal was part of a larger staff reduction as the new owners reorganize the property.
“They threw me under the bus,” the Somers Point man said Monday. “They […]

A proposed ban on smoking in all bars, restaurants and work sites across the state is igniting a big-money fight at the Texas Capitol.
Anti-smoking forces are lining up against the tobacco industry and some restaurant owners, with lobbyists from both sides seeking to win over lawmakers.
“We’ve got a lot of national resources that are focusing […]

A new squabble has broken out between the food and hospitality industry and the provincial government over Ontario’s smoking regulations. Smoking is banned in all public places in this province, including restaurants, bars and bingo halls. But there are cries of protest following a decision to allow the building of smoking shelters at a couple […]