Alcohol
The Elective IV Industry Wants You to Think Pumping Fluid into Your Veins Is the Best Way to Cure Your Hangovers
Is curing a hangover a little quicker worth $200 and the potential risk of an infection? To many young professional in North America, the answer is "yes."
Eating Toilet Paper Won’t Get You Out of a DUI
A 39-year-old man from Conesville, Iowa, tried to avoid a bad result on a breathalyzer test by inexplicably eating a shit-ton of toilet paper. Desperate times call for desperate measures, agreed?
Good Snake Wine Should Taste Like a Meal in a Shot Glass
Drinking homemade snake wine can be lethal, so I sought out some professionals who know what they’re doing. The Cheung family's version—with added geckos—was sweet and salty, with just a touch of amphibious flavor.
The Only Way to Cure Your Halloween Hangover Is with More Booze
Take some advice from Fergus Henderson, nonpareil chef and owner of St John in London, and cure your hangover with a hair-curling cocktail.
How to Get a Ghost Shitfaced
If the dead can dance, surely they can drink. The Fairmont Banff Springs hotel in Alberta concocted this one to quench the thirst of its ghost.
Why Booze and Cigarettes Go So Well Together
In a new study from the University of Missouri’s Department of Neurology, researchers claim that cigarettes cancel out the sleep-inducing effects of alcohol, causing the two to “feed off one another.”
A Cop Explains How Drunk Idiots Make His Job a Nightmare
Getting spat on, being attacked with stillettos, and breaking up fights is all in a day's work when more than half of all police time is spent trying to deal with boozed-up idiots.
Does Drinking Beer Really Make Men Better at Sex?
In a claim which violates almost all conventional wisdom (and anecdotal evidence), a sexologist has suggested that beer can actually make men better in bed.
Scotland Is Running Out of the Gin-Producing Juniper Plant
A new study from conservation group Plantlife has found that Scotland’s supply of juniper, the plant used to flavour gin, is being killed off by deadly fungal disease phytophthora austrocedrae.