Alcohol
Space Beer Doesn’t Taste as Great as You Thought It Would
Last month, Yorkshire-based John Smith’s became the first brewery to send beer into space—with questionable results.
Could New Orleans' Public Drinking Culture Disappear?
Famed for its laissez-faire attitude toward sin, New Orleans has been slowly but surely cleaning up its act. After a smoking ban recently passed, some wonder if the city's culture of public drinking is under threat.
The Most Powerful Rabbis in the World Are Going After Whisky’s Kosher Status
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel has declared half of the Johnnie Walker Black Label imported into the country not kosher, while the other half is. But the whisky is identical.
Brits Are Trademarking More New Beer Names Than Ever
As the UK's craft beer obsession continues, new figures show that the number of people applying to trademark names of beer rose by 12 percent last year. (Is “Yeastie Boys” taken already taken?)
British Grandmothers Are Always Drunk on Airplanes
According to recent poll of 1,000 Brits, women over the age of 65 drink way more than anyone else before stepping foot on a plane.
Will Newtown be the Next Casualty of Sydney’s Lockout Laws?
Newtown, Sydney's hub on alternative culture, is bringing in self-imposed lockouts to deal with Kings Cross reveller runoff.
Shamanic Pantaloons and Pizza Rolls
Each week, we ask readers to submit their most hilarious, awkward, and downright sad stories about being drunk or high to help you feel a bit better about whatever the fuck you did last night.
Kicking the Bros Out of Brewing
Beer has been subject to co-option from men, resulting in perpetual sexist advertising and alienation of women from the drink. However, the boom of microbreweries across the globe has empowered women to reclaim what's rightfully theirs.
Burgers and Grief
Each week, we ask readers to submit their most hilarious, awkward, and downright sad stories about being drunk or high to help you feel a bit better about whatever the fuck you did last night.
What It's Like to Be a Lawyer Who Hates Lawyers
Climbing the ladder at a major firm can lead to substance abuse, depression, and suicidal thoughts—or at least, that's where it led me.
These Japanese Train Station Cameras Can Tell If You're Drunk
Automated security cameras have been installed in a train station in Osaka to save drunk travellers from falling from platforms.
New Zealand’s First Alcohol-Free Bar Had to Close Because No One Came
An Auckland dry bar serving alcohol-free beer, wine, and mocktails has been forced to close just five weeks after opening. “No one showed up," said owner Grady Elliott.