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Don't Turn Drinking Into a Responsibility

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Robert Rosenthal

Then there's moral responsibility, civic responsibility, fiduciary responsibility. Don't you just want to say "screw responsibility" some times? Those times were made for drinking.

How I Learned To Be Super Successful

Dave Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Dave Hill

Success--will we ever really understand it? Probably not, but as long as we're on the topic, it wouldn't kill you to put on a pair of pants.

Dueling Docs: Is Drinking Linked to Breast Cancer?

Janice Horowitz | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Janice Horowitz

A recent report suggests that as little as one extra glass of wine, beer or hard liquor a day can increase a woman's odds of developing of breast cancer.

The Ultimate 9-Step Guide to Looking Good

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Ali A. Rizvi

Vegetables give you gas and require vitamin supplementation. Cannibalism is illegal. And I'm too self-conscious to take my jiggling torso to a public gym.

Drinking Good for Depression? The Possible Repeal of Religious Repression

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Warren Holstein

Following in the footsteps of Franklin Roosevelt, many states are now advocating an end to what many boozers and businessmen alike deem antiquated puritanical pap. The Christian Right is not amused.

Nakagawa's Career Karoshi

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Mr. Nakagawa may be Japan's worst Finance Minister ever, but that doesn't stop me from taking a moment as he leaves the world stage to bow my head in empathy.

Michael Phelps Deserves a Spanking, But Not for Getting Caught with Pot

Keli Goff | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Keli Goff

Phelps's DUI arrest was a non-issue for the corporations who clamored to have his name and likeness all over their products. Now those same sponsors suddenly have some standards.

Good Beer In Bad Times

Michael Boland | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michael Boland

In down times, there isn't a leveling effect across the market but instead a weeding out of the weaker players, where the fittest not only survive but sometimes thrive.

R.I.P. Kebab King, Thank You for Your Doner Kebab

David Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
David Weiner

Honestly, I had no idea who Mahmut Aygļæ½n was or that there even was a "Kebab King," yet now I mourn his death tremendously. After all, this is the man who invented the "doner kebab."

The Obama Inaugural Drinking Game

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Anne Hill

I have come up with a simple, celebratory drinking game to help ease the pain of what may very well be a day that will live in infamy: the day that keeps haunting us, the day we lowered the bar on change.

The Obam-guration...Drinking Game!

Jilly Gagnon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Jilly Gagnon

During that most momentous of speeches, drink once for each: celebrity-in-audience sighting. Double up if his/her seat is bad. If you spot Alec Baldwin, pour a scotch. "Sip" heavily.

Ohmigod! Drinkers Think Better for Longer! Hide This From Children AND Adults!

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Stanton Peele

How much is less than 1-2 drinks? Maybe put a touch of alcohol on your tongue every other day with an eye dropper -- no cheating and putting two drops while we're not looking!

Going Green For Beer: Poor Mass Transit In The US Makes Alcohol More Dangerous

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

President-Elect Barack Obama is under pressure from all sides to create exactly the right kind of economic stimulus package -- some want it green, som...

More Light, More Light

Erica Jong | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Erica Jong

How sober we are today. American Christmases used to be intemperate. Where are the stolen kisses, the bluesy music and the feeling of anything goes (as Cole Porter wrote)?

You Know, Drinking Ain't So Bad for Most

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Stanton Peele

At my neighbor's 87th birthday, we practiced harm reduction. None of us got stinking drunk. Furthermore, the birthday boy and I each only had to stagger back out across the hallway-no steps!

10 Ways To Cure A Hangover

men.style.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

The whole thing about suicides peaking over the holidays may well be a myth, but there's no disputing that when it comes to painful mornings-after, th...

Inauguration News: D.C. Power Plays and Other Craziness

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

With slightly less than a month and a half to go before Barack Obama's inauguration, Washington, D.C. has officially reached the "freakout" point on the Richter scale of event planning.

Why Women Are Drinking Men Under The Table

New York Magazine | Alex Morris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style

That more women are drinking, yes--more than 48 percent acknowledge having had at least one drink in the past month (up from 42 percent in 1992). But ...

Britain May Ban 'Happy Hour' As Alcohol Related Deaths Rise

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

LONDON — Britain is considering a ban on "happy hour" discounts at bars and restaurants to curb drinking, a spokesman said Saturday, as health a...

Avoiding Headaches -- How to Handle Alcohol in Business Situations

Jodi R. R. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Jodi R. R. Smith

Should I just get a soda? What if the client wants a scotch? Take a deep breath. Here are some tips on handling alcohol in business as well as social situations.

Goodnight Bush!

Erich Origen and Gan Golan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Erich Origen and Gan Golan

Look, people, Obama is gonna win this thing and win it big. To aid in this moment, we've cooked up a little something to help the cause -- a celebratory cocktail.

I Picked a Hell of a Month to Quit Drinking

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Look at the news. We may all be getting to a point where walking around sober is a lot more dangerous than the alternative.

Gmail's Drunk Emailing Protection: Email Goggles

Gmail Blog | Jon Perlow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I had a crush on her over text message. Or the time I sent that late night ...

Booze Clues: How A Little Hooch Can Help Your Heart

Women's Health | Bridget Doherty | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

How a little hooch helps your heart, brain, and even your weight. The pillars of good health: diet, exercise, and raspberry daiquiris. OK, maybe not....

What To Drink In A Financial Crisis

Chris Hall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Chris Hall

It's Fall, and already there's a hint of wintry chill in the air—especially down on Wall Street, where it looks like there won't be as many wads...