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Selling Out Moonshinenew

Business is killing a culture as North Carolinian as NASCAR, one jar at a time.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Ana McKenzie  |  06-19-2013  |  Food+Drink

Some parting advice about learning about winenew

Ask questions. Sommeliers and wine shop owners should be like teachers, willing to help you learn.
INDY Week  |  Amber Nimocks  |  08-23-2012  |  Food+Drink

Your Hangover Makes You Smarternew

Years of experimenting have yielded facts that strongly support my central hypothesis: namely that the hungover brain is able to make creative leaps that the nonhungover brain is incapable of making.
Chicago Reader  |  Mara Shalhoup  |  03-23-2012  |  Science

The Best Alcohol-Fueled Moments in Cinemanew

From Pathés' anti-drinking documentary Les victimes de l'alcoolisme (1902) to Sideways (2004) and beyond, the devil's drink has been a frequent guest on the big screen with actors delivering some of the medium's most memorable lines (and gags) when a bottle was nearby.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  12-14-2011  |  Movies

The Forgotten Liquor of the Southnew

A good century before Scotch-Irish settlers started distilling corn liquor in the hills and hollows of Kentucky and Tennessee, Southerners were turning away from beer and ale (which was hard to brew and store in the hot, humid climate) and taking up rum.
Charleston City Paper  |  Robert Moss  |  03-17-2011  |  Food+Drink

Can Kansas City Support Two Entertainment Districts?new

To find out, we drink our way through the Power & Light and Westport districts.
The Pitch  |  Jen Chen and Crystal K. Wiebe  |  07-29-2008  |  Recreation

The Night Before Pill: Hangover Pillsnew

Hangovers, it seems, are nature's way to find an audience for The Price is Right.
Boise Weekly  |  Dr. Ed Rabin  |  10-20-2005  |  Science

Blood on the Tracksnew

A racing freight train couldn't stop Sean Rowe, but can he survive the wild world of book publishing?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Bob Norman  |  10-18-2005  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Legendary Baseball Organist Tickles the Keyboardnew

All great musicians have their quirks; for St. Louis Cardinals organist Ernie Hays, it's his notorious potty mouth.
Riverfront Times  |  Chad Garrison  |  10-11-2005  |  Sports

Pits, Stop!new

When a woman shows up at a bar with unshaven armpits, men are alarmed.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Courtney Hambright  |  10-11-2005  |  Fashion

Football Player Responds to Rape Allegationsnew

The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges after a woman accused Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ross Verba of rape. Now a second woman has made startingly similar allegations.
Cleveland Scene  |  James Renner  |  03-22-2005  |  Crime & Justice

The Lives of Dallas Strip Club DJ's Laid Barenew

Despite the constant presence of women in various states of undress, being a DJ at a strip club is not a very sexy gig.
Dallas Observer  |  Zac Crain  |  01-31-2005  |  Sex

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