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You Probably Don’t Think the Fastest-Growing Alcohol Category in America Is for You. You’re Wrong.
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (120+ words) This is part of'Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. "No, I don't really do canned cocktails," the clerk said. "If I want a cocktail, I…...
It’s One of the Worst Things You Can Put in Your Cocktails. Everyone Insists On Doing It Anyway.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1038+ words) It's One of the Worst Things You Can Put in Your Cocktails. Everyone Insists On Doing It Anyway.Slate This is part of Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through…...
Beer Is Declining in America. The Saga of One Tells Part of the Story.
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (268+ words) This is part of'Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. When it comes to a modern brewer charting a meteoric rise, it's hard to think of…...
Everyone Should Have One Vice That Doesn’t Kill Them. But if These People Don’t Shut Up About Theirs, I Might Turn Homicidal.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1076+ words) A bunch of hands offering blunts to a person holding a cocktail. This is part of Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. Alcohol is my…...
It’s One of the Most Enduring Myths About Wine. You Probably Believe It. The Real Story Is Weirder.
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1879+ words) This is part of'Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. All it took was one line of dialogue. It arrives about a third of the way…...
There’s One Category of Alcohol Taking the Biggest Hit of All. It Should Be the Last.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (229+ words) This is part of'Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. But the wine industry is not taking the new sober slump without a fight. The problem…...
If There’s One Place Where “the Customer Is Always Right” Can Go Really Wrong, It’s Here. We’re Doing It Anyway.
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (352+ words) This is part of'Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. "Guests increasingly want that ability to tweak things to their preference," said Matt Piacentini, managing partner…...
The Trump Administration Is Right That We Should Stop Counting Our Alcoholic Drinks. Do This Instead.
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (562+ words) This is part of Wet February, a series about America's increasingly muddled relationship with drinking'and how to sip your way through it wisely and well. To understand America's changing habits around drinking and diet, consider how Bryan Johnson, the tech…...
White America Is Wrecking One of the Best Winter Foods. Here’s How to Do Better.
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (273+ words) Recipe for Disaster is Slate's column about the things recipes get wrong'and how to fix them. If you've noticed a recipe annoyance, absurdity, or outright lie, file your complaint here and we will investigate! Here's another haunting example: The lentil…...
An Old-School Pizza Chain Is Fast Becoming a Cultural Obsession. I Spent a Day at One to Find Out Why.
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (313+ words) Maybe some people don't get it, but I do," he said. There's enough going on in this world right now. But here you can have a pizza to yourself for a half-hour." There's just one problem with this premise. The…...