The Professional’s Guide to Hangover Mitigation

You’re a professional. You successfully completed school, you have gainful employment, a retirement account, and you know not to browse adult entertainment unless in private mode. Whatever your background dear drinker, the thing to remember is that there is no such thing as a hangover cure. Scientists don’t even accurately know what exactly causes a hangover … Continue reading The Professional’s Guide to Hangover Mitigation

Good News: Alcohol Doesn’t Actually Kill Brain Cells Derek Brown investigates: Recently, I’ve felt like everything that I learned in grade school is a lie. The Triceratops might not have existed, Pluto isn’t a planet, and now this: alcohol doesn’t actually kill brain cells. Yes, that’s right. Alcohol neither kills nor prunes the little party of punctilious … Continue reading

The loafer’s guide to craft beer joints in Manhattan

“Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.” – Mark Twain To which I’d add “Friends don’t let friends drink light beer”. When it comes to today’s American craft beer, Twain is most certainly correct. Ridiculed for generations for its childish, pissy, flavorless pointlessness; American beer has undergone a stunning renaissance over the last 20 … Continue reading The loafer’s guide to craft beer joints in Manhattan