Staten Island, known to most in the tri-state area as a mecca of subtlety and restraint, has in its borders a liquor depository/social gathering place called The Phunky Elephant, a bar that, until recently, boasted on its menu something called a "Roofie Colada." Some patrons, it turns out, were not pleased with their… » 11/26/14 4:50pm 11/26/14 4:50pm

Deep in the recesses of Manhattan's East Village, there is an empty storefront that has been causing something between a scoff and full-blown outrage—the name of the place is Gestations, and it claims to be NYC's first bar for pregnant women. Brb, need to get some contact solution so my lenses don't get stuck to my… » 9/30/14 10:30am 9/30/14 10:30am

A bar in Texas is facing backlash after a worker made a domestic violence joke on one of its signs and then refused to remove it after a complaint. » 5/28/14 12:10pm 5/28/14 12:10pm

You know what one of the worst things about doing laundry is? That you can't get stupid drunk while waiting for your delicates to dry. I mean, theoretically you can, but you run a very high risk of drunkenly joining some underground laundry secret society. Those are a total pain in the ass to get out of, trust me. » 4/15/14 9:30pm 4/15/14 9:30pm

Serious female sports fans are neither new nor novel, but that hasn't stopped one new sports bar "for women" from treating them as such by attempting to attract patrons with walls the color of a Barbie aisle and fancy sparkly chandeliers. » 2/13/14 1:15pm 2/13/14 1:15pm

You know how even though you have a kid, you're still you, which means you still want a beer sometimes? And how the logistics of having that beer suddenly seem more difficult than the entire coordinating of having your baby including the insurance? That is because the world is not set up for you to have a beer and… » 9/12/13 3:40pm 9/12/13 3:40pm

Yes, that headline is grammatically incorrect and no, that's not our fault. A tipster spotted this chalkboard at the bar Draft Barn in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, one of three Draft Barn locations in the New York area, clearly the best of the three. » 9/06/13 3:15pm 9/06/13 3:15pm

If you aren't already aware, bars in Wisconsin are a special breed of cheese curds and bizarre tradition. In a state with one bar for every 240 residents in one county, there's pretty much a watering hole for everyone, whether you're a burly biker with beef jerky breath or a soccer mom who likes to take shotskis on… » 5/20/13 5:00pm 5/20/13 5:00pm

London's Manbar is popping off with regulars and tourists alike — all looking to catch a glimpse of a shirtless Prince Harry. Un/fortunately, it's not the flesh-and-blood ginger nobleman, but instead a portrait in giant mural form. It's really great and everyone loves it. Well, except probably not the Queen, but who… » 11/26/12 10:25am 11/26/12 10:25am

Tending bar pretty much anywhere is an endurance exercise in patience, but, according to the New York Times's resident barkeep Rosie Schaap, women in New York sometimes still have to deal with the assholiest assholes in all the world — men, who, apparently incredulous that the person pouring their pretentious glass of… » 10/14/12 11:30am 10/14/12 11:30am

Self-diddling ladies, rejoice. Finally, there exists a bar that caters to your unique interests, something you didn't even know you needed — a tavern where the walls are lined with dildos rather than liquor bottles and ladies are free to gather and discuss how they like touching their own clitorises. Guess which… » 10/01/12 1:15pm 10/01/12 1:15pm

For a trendpiece on how social media is killing the college bar, the New York Times headed upstate to prep Bacchanalia Cornell University to get some juicy quotes from bros and bro-ettes just trying to enjoy a fishbowl full of vodka in peace before heading back to a fraternity house for some sex. And while the piece… » 9/27/12 11:10am 9/27/12 11:10am

A bar in Mankato, Minn. called Pub 500 has installed a pregnancy test dispenser in the women's bathroom, and, a little surprisingly, only a few feathers have been ruffled so far. Most patrons that the New York Times' Motherlode blog spoke to think that, in the words of one local, installing pregnancy test vending… » 9/13/12 11:55pm 9/13/12 11:55pm

One of the most popular sports in the Summer Olympic Games is women's gymnastics, with a huge part of the appeal for many being that the top athletes are usually very, very young — women must be at least 16 years old to compete, but those just a little bit older often don't receive the the same amount of accolades… » 7/24/12 11:10am 7/24/12 11:10am

After years of being accused of being a prematurely elderly misanthrope who hates fun and wouldn't dream of rocking/rolling all night and partying ev-er-y day, your endless complaining about the volume of the inside of bars has finally been vindicated. Turns out, it is much too noisy in bars — so noisy, in fact, that… » 7/20/12 6:30pm 7/20/12 6:30pm

Taking a pregnancy test can be a nerve-wracking, stomach-churning, mindfucking experience. As such, the best way for a lady to calm her Am I Pregnant? jitters is to head on down to her local pub, knock back a few girly drinks, and then, when she's just about three sheets to the wind, head to the restroom, where she… » 7/19/12 7:15pm 7/19/12 7:15pm

A team of researchers in the UK have discovered that the sound of loud music causes the brain to think alcohol tastes sweeter, which in turn causes bar and clubgoers to drink more. Abercrombie & Fitch's sound designers must want you to shop there wasted. » 12/15/11 7:15pm 12/15/11 7:15pm