Tag: alcohol
3 questions about vodka, answered
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
Towards the end of Ian Fleming’s spy novel “Dr. No,” James Bond orders a vodka dry martini – “Shaken and...
From ‘Pretty Little Liars’ to ‘The OC,’ television producers need to...
Cristel Antonia Russell, American University Kogod School of Business
Teen drinking is rampant on television these days.
From “Pretty Little Liars” to classic shows like “The...
The Prohibition-era origins of the modern craft cocktail movement
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
With America in the middle of a flourishing craft beer and craft spirits movement, it’s easy to forget that Prohibition...
Big game days in college football linked with sexual assault
Peter Siminski, University of Technology Sydney; Isaac Swensen, Montana State University, and Jason Lindo, Texas A&M University
It’s already known that students drink and...
3 questions about tequila, answered
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
In less than a decade, worldwide sales of tequila have doubled, while sales of premium and ultra-premium brands have shot...
A hangover pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise
Yunfeng Lu, University of California, Los Angeles
“Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back...
From the Middle East to the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep...
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
The Kentucky Derby is about more than horses and hats. It’s also where one of the South’s favorite cocktails –...
Craft beer is becoming the wine of New England by redefining...
Daina Cheyenne Harvey, College of the Holy Cross and Ellis Jones, College of the Holy Cross
The U.S. craft beer industry is exploding. Although two...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
