Alcohol
Bourbon Street's Campy Cocktails Transcend Taste
There are things you can’t get at quiet cocktail bars far removed from the chaos of New Orleans. For one, you’ll never have a man who’s holding a bible scream in your face, or watch a bartender pour a shot of Fireball into a guy’s mouth and then...
What If You Could Detox from Drinking Beer?
Volcanic rocks, hashish, beard hair, oysters—we’re no longer surprised to find that there’s more to our beers than your regular malt, hops and yeast. But what if you could detox while actually drinking your beer?
Drinking Red Wine Is Great for Burning Fat and Also Getting Drunk
Great news for winos: Red wine may help you to stop packing on fat. If the Real Housewives of the world said "huzzah," they'd be saying it right about now.
Booze, Sex, and the Dark Art of Dealmaking in China
Alcohol, food, and sex are fun. But in China, the culture of banquet and brothel has become largely joyless, a business tool chiefly directed at transactional relationships with other men.
'If Someone's Died, or it's Apparent Someone will Die, They Call Us'
We spoke to a police officer whose job is investigating fatal crash sites to find out who's responsible.
Bring On the Gold-Infused Baijiu
What could make baijiu—China's stinky, throat-burning spirit consumed in vast quantities at lavish banquets—even better? A little bit of gold, of course.
Should Underage Soldiers Be Allowed to Drink Alcohol?
A recent effort to allow young troops to drink in North Dakota just fell flat, but there are still advocates who wonder why 18-year-olds can die for their country but can't buy a beer.
The UK's Economy Is Powered by Whisky
According to a recent report, the Scotch whisky industry adds nearly £5 billion to the economy of the UK, making it bigger than the UK's iron and steel, textiles, shipbuilding, or computer industries. Who wouldn't drink to that?
I Tried to Cure My Hangover with an IV Drip on a Party Bus
"Hangover therapy" companies have started cropping up recently, with many of them charging hundreds of dollars to cure a morning-after headache. Is it worth it?
My Tag-Along With a Paramedic was Uneventful but Reassuring
We rode with paramedics on Australia Day eve. Nothing happened but we got a backstage view of modern Australia.
Illegal Egyptian Moonshine Is Best Consumed Around a Fire
Siwa, a small Egyptian town near the Libyan border, is renowned for its hot springs and mud-brick fortress. It is less popularly known for the clandestine production of aragi, a powerful moonshine made from the plentiful date palms in the region.
Beware of Flaming Vodka Shots If You’re Hairy-Chested
The internet has many what-not-to-do videos of frat boys lighting their heads, hair, etc. on fire after trying to do flaming shots, but this particular example takes the cake.