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 Quirky Alaska 
 Police Blotter 
 Earns Cult Status 

Blotter 'poet' chronicles the ways visiting fisherman cause trouble

Feb 6, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A remote Alaska fishing port may have gotten its first taste of celebrity as home of the Deadliest Catch TV show, but the police blotter of Dutch Harbor is gaining a cult following all its own, reports the Los Angeles Times. The recounts of bar fights, eagle attacks, the occasional... More »

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Alaska • drugs • domestic violence • drinking • bars • fishermen • police blotter



 Paltrow: I'm No 
 Goody-Goody 

'I wish smoking didn't kill you,' she says, then swears and has another drink

Feb 4, 09 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow wants to shed her squeaky-clean reputation. “I’m probably less square than people think,” the actress tells Elle. “I wish smoking didn’t kill you. And you know what I had the other day which I loved? A French Martini.” Paltrow also defends recent... More »

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fashion • smoking • celebrity • drinking • Gwyneth Paltrow

Culkin Sister Was Drunk When Killed 

Coroner says Dakota's blood-alcohol level was 3 times state limit

Jan 21, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin’s sister was drunk when she was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles last month, E! Online reports. Dakota Culkin, 29, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.31%, more than triple California’s legal limit. “It might have influenced her decision to walk into... More »

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drinking • death • accidental death • traffic accident • drunk • Macaulay Culkin • Dakota Culkin

 I'm Not Out of Control: 
 Winehouse 

Singer says bad behavior is her idea of fun

Jan 16, 09 1:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite photos and reports that suggest otherwise, Amy Winehouse says she isn’t a drunken mess—wreaking havoc at a Caribbean resort is her idea of a good time. “I’m not out of control,” she tells the Daily Mail. “Yes, I’ve had a few drinks,... More »

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alcohol abuse • behavior • drinking • vacation • musician • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • singer • resorts • public drinking

Happy Hour Could Be
Toast in Iowa City

City council mulls ban on after-work rite, other drink specials

Dec 26, 08 1:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Concerned about underage and binge drinking, Iowa City may ban happy hours at a meeting next month, the AP reports. The city council ordinance would require establishments with alcohol licenses or permits to submit to the city clerk a set schedule of prices that could not change by the day... More »

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Iowa • binge drinking • drinking • Iowa City • underage drinking • happy hour • liquor license

OPINION

 Lighten Up, This Is No Big Deal 

Internet age makes it impossible to have fun.

Dec 12, 08 12:08 PM CST
(Newser) - All it took was one drunken night and an errant Facebook photo to turn 27-year-old Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau into the scandal du jour. Feminists are outraged, calling him “offensively sexist” for daring to touch that cardboard breast. Hillary tried to laugh the incident off, only to be lambasted... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Facebook • sexism • drinking • political correctness • political scandal • Obama campaign

GLOSSIES

Women Drink Men Under Table 

Alcohol consumption by the once-mostly teetotaling crowd is closing gender gap

Dec 8, 08 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - More women are bellying up to the bar, and those who consume alcohol are consuming more than ever before, Alex Morris writes in New York. As men cut back, women are picking up the slack. The numbers of women drinking and those whose call themselves “moderate-to-heavy drinkers” have risen... More »

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alcohol • women • drinking • gender gap • drinkers

Hike Booze Tax to Save Lives: Study

Alaskan fatalities from alcohol-related diseases plunged when levy was raised

Nov 15, 08 3:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Higher liquor taxes may reduce deaths related to alcohol consumption, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study examined Alaska’s alcohol tax rates over a 30-year period in conjunction with deaths from alcohol-related diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver. When taxes were raised, such deaths decreased by as much... More »

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rehab • taxes • alcohol • beer • drinking • rehabilitation • liquor

 Google Goggles: Necessary 

Mail Goggles meant to help prevent you writing missives you'll regret

Oct 19, 08 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - With drunk-dialing evolving at the speed of technology, people need an updated version of that friend who grabs your phone and says, "Dude, don't call her." But, asks Alex Williams in a look at Google's Mail Goggles in the New York Times, "Are we becoming so tethered... More »

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Google • email • Gmail • drinking • drunk • Google Mail Goggles

Even Moderate Drinking
May Shrink Your Brain

Study links alcohol to brain shrinkage

Oct 14, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - That nightly glass of wine may be good for the heart, but apparently not for the brain. Researchers say that those who imbibe, even in moderate amounts, end up with slightly smaller brains, Health.com reports. The finding surprised scientists, who were seeking evidence that alcohol actually prevented such shrinkage.... More »

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dementia • alcohol • brain • drinking • scientific study

 Google Helps Curb 
 Boozy Screeds 

Mail Goggles works late on the weekend to make drunken email tougher to get to

Oct 7, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you've ever, after a few drinks, sent an email you later regretted, Google's got a gadget for you, InformationWeek reports. Mail Goggles, a play on those beer goggles that make you see (and think) fuzzy, activates late night on weekends “to verify you're in the right state of... More »

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Google • email • beer • Gmail • drinking • Google Mail Goggles

GLOSSIES

 A Debate Drinking Game 

Radar helps you spice up a presidential Friday night

Sep 26, 08 4:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - With tonight's presidential debate a go, and happily coinciding with TGIF festivities, Neel Shah rolls out Radar’s debate drinking game. Some highlights:
  • Take a sip when: John McCain calls himself a maverick; Barack Obama rolls his eyes as McCain calls himself a maverick; McCain calls viewers his
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential debate • drinking • Election 2008 • drinking games

Skip the Cocktail (and Hangover), Get a Promotion

Fashion insiders stay sober for the sake
of their careers

Sep 16, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fashion-industry parties are known for being boozy, but some insiders are staying sober to help give their careers an edge, Page Six magazine reports. "Sobriety has made me productive—to a deranged degree," says Barneys' creative director, who quit drinking 20 years ago. Maybe the teetotalers are on... More »

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New York • alcohol abuse • drinking • model • Fashion Week

 The 5 Tastiest Absinthes

It's not the stuff of legend, but it makes a fine cocktail

Aug 7, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Absinthe is back on sale in the US after being outlawed since 1912 because of a compound believed to cause hallucinations, but two brands were approved for sale last year. So Esquire rounded up the five best bottles of absinthe.
  1. Vieux Pontarlier ($65): Absinthe at its finest.
... More »

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alcohol • drinking • ban • absinthe • Marilyn Manson • Esquire

OPINION

 Summer's Best Craft Beers 

Forget about Bud et al—look to Alaska, Hawaii, Europe for sunny suds samples

Jun 22, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sick of the bland beer everyone else is drinking? As summer officially kicks off, William Brand pours a frosty glass of small-but-mighty suds suggestions in the San Jose Mercury News:
  • Alaskan Summer Ale (Alaskan Brewing): This gold-medal-winning Juneau native makes an excellent thirst-quencher, in the Kolsch style you might've
... More »

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alcohol • beer • drinking • summer • craft brewers • Alaskan Brewing • Zatecky Pivovar • Maui Brewing Co.

 Scotch Makers
 Blend Subtler Spirits 

Distillers hold tradition close, but explore unconventional tastes

Jun 12, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The art of distilling whiskey is alive and well in Scotland, with makers sticking to the spirit’s roots while expanding its flavor ranges, AFP reports. Though earthy, smoky beverages remain at their core, the Dewar’s and Glenmorangie distilleries are developing whiskeys with mild flavors ranging to honey, waxed... More »

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alcohol • Scotland • drinking • taste • whisky • distillery

OPINION

Save the Spurmo: Straight, Single Men Face Extinction

Marriage threatens herds of single men

May 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are you a straight, proud, unmarried man over 30? Then you're part of a dying breed, writes Tad Safran in the Times UK. Dubbed "Spurmos," these endangered bachelors drink in increasing isolation as friends succumb to marriage, wine racks and child-rearing. Having roamed in great herds in... More »

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marriage • culture • drinking • lifestyle • middle age • bachelors • opinion

OPINION

 Germany's Dry
 Rieslings Go Down Sweetly 

Quality has flourished over the past decade, Times wine critic says

Apr 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The dry rieslings Eric Asimov sampled a decade ago in Germany were “tart and shrill,” he writes in the New York Times. So "how did they get so good" since? Lower-quality wines aren’t shipped to America, hypothesizes one wine importer, who nevertheless concedes that the... More »

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Germany • wine • drinking • wineries • riesling

 Docs Not Toasting 
 Ladies' Vodka 

Russian spirit targets rich women, prompts alcoholism fears
  

Mar 20, 08 4:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A made-for-women vodka touted as the perfect salad accompaniment has sobered Russian doctors, who fear high-end spirits like "Ladies" will only worsen already-high rates of alcoholism, Reuters reports. Estimates peg 10 percent of Russia's 142 million citizens as alcoholics, and the chief of one rehab center says 60% of... More »

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Russia • women • alcoholism • drinking • luxury goods • vodka • Ladies' Vodka

Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Even casual drinking heightens breast cancer risk 3-fold, researchers say

Mar 11, 08 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Postmenopausal women who drink casually while taking hormones will raise their chance of getting breast cancer, researchers said today. A Danish study of 5,000 women showed that those on estrogen and other hormones increased breast cancer risk three-fold by downing one or two drinks a day; a third drink... More »

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breast cancer • alcohol • hormone replacement therapy • estrogen • menopause • drinking • postmenopausal women

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