Drinking

You Know, Drinking Ain't So Bad for Most

Stanton Peele | Posted 01.21.2009 | 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 01.17.2009 | 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 01.11.2009 | 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 01.08.2009 | 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 12.23.2008 | 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 12.04.2008 | 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 12.02.2008 | 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 11.16.2008 | 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 11.07.2008 | 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 11.03.2008 | 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 11.02.2008 | 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...

As The Market Tanks, Drinking Is Up

New York Times | Allen Salkin | Posted 10.23.2008 | Style


ON Monday, with the Dow Industrials down 504 points, Roland Stoever, a bond trader, and Charles Virginia, a lawyer, sat at corner stools during happy ...

New Alcoholic Energy Drink Attacked By States

AP | EMILY FREDRIX | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home


MILWAUKEE — Twenty-five states asked beverage maker MillerCoors LLC on Wednesday to abandon plans for a new caffeine-infused alcoholic energy dr...

What's A Wagonista?

Page Six Magazine | Posted 10.16.2008 | Style


But while tastemakers often justify getting loaded as a way to grease the networking wheels, a growing number of ambitious New Yorkers in creative fie...

College Presidents Seek Debate On Drinking Age

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home


College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consi...

Let Them Drink Beer

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

There was a news item today about a group of college presidents who have signed on to an effort to "rethink" the drinking age in America. While not e...

Beer Pong: The Future Looks Bleak

Time.com | MEAGHAN HAIRE | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style


The controversy isn't entirely surprising. The point of beer pong is to get your friends drunk -- and parents and university administrators generally ...

Clinton Downs A Beer And A Bump To Impress The Cool Kids, And This Dad's Not OK With That

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Clinton is not a bump-and-a-brew kind of gal. She's just not. But she is a political animal, so she downed a boilermaker at a place called Bronko's in IN to gain popularity with people with whom she has nothing in common.

Pub Crawling For Obama

Matt Townsend | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Matt Townsend

After a cold day of handing out pamphlets for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, three New Yorkers swapped ideas about how to better reach people i...

New Fears Over Boozy Britain

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Super-sized servings of sauvignon blanc, giant goblets of grenache: wine glasses in Britain's bars are larger than ever and deepening the country's pr...

Stressed CEOs Drink Three Bottles Of Wine A Week

Independent | Martin Hickman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Chief executives of big companies and public sector organisations are coping with their stressful positions by drinking the equivalent of almost three...