Beware or Be Drunk: The Boozy Origins of the Ides of March
If you’re a tyrant, take this occasion to not let people crowd around you. If you’re a regular old plebian, grab a box of wine, park yourself under a tree, and aim for immortality.
Articles tagged "alcohol"
England Isn't Sure Who's Drinking All the Booze It Buys
People might not realize how much it is that they actually drink.
Fruit Flies Medicate Their Kids with Alcohol
Curiously enough, for fruit flies, alcohol can help combat parasites.
Real Scientists Are Creating the Best Hangover Cure Ever
Forget the coconut water and bullshit herbal remedies. This mimics the way your liver actually works.
What was the Hipster? Drunk Jack Kerouac Explains
The apparently interminable and eternally bemused quest to understand the hipster—haha, what is it? Sartorial trendsetter? Early adopter? Idiot on a fixie? Indie tastemaker? Trailblazing consumer?—has now occupied our media for the better part of a d…
Sexually-Rejected Flies Booze Way Harder Than Their Hunky Peers
How's this for hilariously depressing: male fruit flies who have their sexual advances rejected drink alcohol far more heavily than males who are regularly having sex. Yes, you read that right. New research from a team at UC San Francisco have di…
Can We Treat Alcoholism with Alcohol?
Take note, recovering alcoholics and Malcolm Gladwell.
