Category Archives: Booze
I’ll Drink What He’s Writing
Bookninja suggests — in a refutation of the Book Examiner’s pairings of booze and books — to match your tipple to the writer rather than their works. For instance, “Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood … Continue reading
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In Absinthia
Since Absinthe is back again — apparently for awhile now but whatever — Mental_Floss is not afraid to be servicey with a list of 11 things you need know. Such as: “German scientists have recently discovered that there wasn’t really … Continue reading
Sangria Sans
There are many things to miss about the South: authentic barbecue, sweet tea, more temperate climes. Things not missed, and frequently not understood, are the antiquated, draconian laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Case in point, … Continue reading
Two Great Tastes, etc.
Sure, you can drop a few bucks at the Double Down Saloon for their bacon martini (or bacon mary) but dare you attempt to make the pork-infused potion at home for private consumption? If you follow the recipe on Brownie … Continue reading
Drink To Your Wealth
This may come as something of a shock but the English? They enjoy a tipple. But wait, really big muckety-mucks with his stress CEO-type jobs? They drink like so much. I know, right? Wild! This fact, along with other non-earth-shattery … Continue reading
Picture Pages: Taradise Regained (Sort Of)
Back when I had a TV one of my many shame-based guilty pleasures was Tara Reid’s careening intoxicated travelogue (drunkelogue?) “Taradise.” The show, much like Reid’s career, is a distant, hazy memory but you can relive its main selling points … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, Picture Pages, TV Eye
Tagged boobs, Tara Reid, Taradise, why I no longer watch TV
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Talking Turkey
Missing that singular, Balkian voice from the days of Gawker ’07 (okay, technically ’06-07)? Well, read the hilarious piece at Radar “Wild Turkey 101.” The liver-pickled humor continues apace. Or just follow along daily on Tumblr.
Remembered Weekend
Do you drink to kill the pain, to dull the knife’s edge of memory, to erase “the heartache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to”? Well, guess what, some researcher types think that boozing it up may … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, Health
Tagged drinking, memory, the power of positive drinking, you're doing it wrong
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Busting the Gut Myth
I feel somewhat vindicated now that Dethroner uncovered research disproving the myth of the beer belly. The study showed that “The scientists found no link between beer consumption and obesity. They said the findings suggested there is no truth in … Continue reading
“Ahhh the French Champagne”
I still can’t stop laughing at these commercials Orson Welles did for Paul Masson. This outtake is the best. Clearly he’s been dipping into the Masson stash a bit too much (at least he can sincerely vouch for the product). … Continue reading
Prehab…
Or, Goodbye To All That For A Week Or So. Just a heads up that I’ll be holed away in a compound in upstate New York with little connectivity, ergo, I won’t be on the in-tard-webs 24/7. Lest you think … Continue reading
Posted in Booze, I'm Probably Insane, Leisure Time Pursuits, Shakespeare, Theatre
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Awareness and an Impromptu Post-Work Party Crash
Were you aware that April is Alcohol Awareness Month? Huzzah! I mean, I’m pretty aware of alcohol, but thanks for the reminder. Speaking of the booze, I was on my way to the bank after work, intent on depositing my … Continue reading
