Jezebel: Hangovers

How To Sleep Off A Hangover At Work

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:40:00 EDT

It's summertime, and the livin' is easy. And boozy. Unfortunately, unless you're one of those mythical teachers who actually takes the entire summer off, or an idle debutante who wiles away the hours with vodka lemonades on the front porch, or a cast member of Jersey Shore, you're still expected to work. But even the most advanced late-nighters overestimate their ability to successfully remain conscious during the day after a night of liver-sullying. The only cure for a hangover is time, and it's much easier to pass the time if you spend at least some of it napping. Unfortunately, napping is frowned upon in most non-mattress tester settings, and so if you're going to sleep, you must do it covertly. More »

Hair Of The (Free-Range) Dog

Sadie Stein — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDT

There is a school of thought that organic alcohol, which is free of chemical additives, results in less of a hangover than its conventional equivalent. In a piece of stunt journalism, Daily News reporter Sean Evans put the theory to the test, getting wasted two nights running - organically and otherwise - and comparing the mornings after. Despite consuming a nauseous combo of eleven drinks in three hours, the results of the organic binge were mild: "There was no nausea, no stomach pain; no normal hangover feelings." Of course, drinking pure costs ya; Evans reports that the organic restaurant's bar tab ran him $112, as opposed to the hangover-inducer's $73. More to the point, last we checked our corner dive wasn't carrying organic mixers, so for most of us this will stay purely theoretical. [Daily News] More »

Sorry London, Yesterday Was Just A Really Crap Day

Moe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:20:00 EDT

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Sorry I was in such a bad mood yesterday, London. I had a pain in my head that I would liken to the Kingsley Amis metaphysical hangover, except about 1000 times less literate, and to make matters worse it was all on account of white wine so it's not like I was dabbling some new Winehousian level of debauchery. (It also didn't help that I had spent the morning trying to read it off with Notes From Underground, which is hilarious, but not exactly packed with electrolytes.) (Sample line: All my life I've been incapable even of picturing any other love, and I've reached the point now of sometimes thinking that love consists precisely in the right, voluntarily granted by the beloved object, to be tyrannized over. In my underground dreams as well, I never pictured love to myself otherwise than as a struggle; for me it always started from hatred and ended with moral subjugation, and afterwards I couldn't even picture to myself what to do with the subjugated object.) (Also the cheeseburger was truly gross.) Anyhow! More »

Oldies But Goodies

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:45:00 EDT

Check out this vintage Anacin ad, which promises "a special 'mood-lifter' or energizer" to go with your aspirin. That depression-reducing agent? Caffeine. Why pay a therapist when the two things you use to cure hangovers will also cure the depression that caused you to drink in the first place? (Click the picture to read the ad in all its glory). [Modern Mechanix] More »

Why I Miss Getting Hangovers

Moe — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:00:00 EDT

I promised Anna I would write about this week's New Yorker piece on hangovers as soon as I got a hangover, and I thought today might be the day. Lord knows I did my best to lay the foundations. But I'm on too much of a bender to be blessed with many hangovers right now. An egg-and-cheese and an ibuprofen and a coconut juice for electrolytes and an Adderall and a cup of coffee and another cup of coffee and my own high tolerance and all I have for you is that angry slight mass in the gut that reminds you you were bad last night. It's hard and nasty and gaseous but neither combustible nor debilitating. This is actually, it turns out, according to the New Yorker, a sensation indicative of an actual chemical change transpiring in one's liver, or more accurately, the putting off of that change, the breakdown of methanol. More »

Hints From Hangover Hell; Thanks But No Thanks

Moe — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:28:18 EDT

Remember when we tried to offer hints for common household problems? Yeah we finally found a problem we're actually in a position to help you fix.

This Is Your Biel On Booze

Anna Holmes — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:28:26 EST

Yesterday, stories circulated around the internet regarding Jessica Biel's abrupt departure from the front row at Stella McCartney's show in Paris on Wednesday. Turns out the reason wasn't jet lag or the flu, but too much booze. According to Page Six, Biel's exit was due to a bad hangover following a party thrown by Mario Testino the night before. More »