It’s the sequel Rob Ford never wanted you to see. The now infamous mayor of Toronto has been videotaped smoking crack. This time, he is taking a leave of absence to enter rehab. The story is both a reminder of the crippling power of addiction and of the fact that these days, everything is public.

+ “A report from the Toronto Star on the beginning of the weeks-long bender includes St. Patrick’s Day, a party bus, a club called Muzik, cocaine use, vomiting in a public bathroom, and Justin Bieber. This is what they call rock bottom.”