March Madness: Which Wins in the Battle of Red Wine vs. White Wine?
March Madness marches on! Today we have some really interesting games. Are you into Quaaludes? Bath Salts? Jack Daniels? Red Wine? You've come to the right place.
Red Wine Fixes Everything! And Ruins Everything.
Red wine does a body good—except for when it's slowly killing you. For every study that touts the health benefits of red wine, there's some buzzkill reminding us that booze is bad. The conflicting advice is so confusing it's dizzying, which can leave you feeling sorta drunk.
Red Wine Only Healthy For Obese Women, But Not Necessarily Unhealthy For Others
Judging by the obsessive way scientists study (and media outlets subsequently report on) resveratrol, you'd think that the red wine component was literally the elixir of the fountain of youth, or maybe the active component of Ryan Gosling's blood. But a new study shows that resveratrol actually has no real effect on…
Giving Wine a Fussy Name Makes Snobs Think it Tastes Better
Wine snobs, get ready to have that discerning amateur sommelier palate you so pride yourself on brought down a few notches. According to science, the more people think they know about wine, the easier it is to trick them into drinking crap by naming it something that sounds fancy.
Man Who Said Red Wine is Good for You Is a Liar
Bad news, winos: Turns out, the University of Connecticut researcher who discovered that red wine has anti-aging qualities actually fabricated a shitload of data. Which means that your purple mouthed cry-juice might not be good for your heart after all.
Even Adele's Tour Rider Is A Tear-Jerker
A copy of temporarily sidelined songstress Adele's tour rider is making the rounds, and from it, it seems as though she's a woman of excellent backstage taste— small plates of individually wrapped sandwiches, high quality beer, bite sized chocolate bars, and cash donations to a charity that helps people cope with the…
Oscars To Move To January? • Joran Expects Dominance Over Women
• The Academy of Motion Picture of Arts & Sciences is considering moving the date of the 2011 Oscars from February 27 (as scheduled) to sometime in January. Some are worried the move would interfere with judging by cutting time.
Runaway Parrot Lured Home With Red Wine And Pringles
After escaping from his London home, Reggie the parrot returned to his cage when his owner put out his favorite things: red wine and Pringles. "If there is any alcohol around, he's there in a flash," explained Hubbell Walker. [TheSun]
An Ode To All The Booze We've Drunk Before
New York Times film critic A.O. Scott wrote a beauteous ode to his alcohol of choice, Scotch, in this weekend's Style section. Scott is a man after our own heart.
Sarah Palin And Indulging In "The Liquor Cabinet"
It is way-back week on Crappy Hour, when
my first Crappy Love, Moe Tkacik, agrees to relive our original blogospheric passion for a full five days! Today's edition - for which we decided to stay up late, get drunk, and parse the headlines rather than get up early and hungover - includes my embarrassing encounter with…
Red Wine Mouth: When Your Lips Get As Ugly As Your Issues With Alcohol
Anyone remember Heather? Our guest blogger from July with the iPhone and Red Sox-obsessed boyfriend? Well, she's still alive and kicking... and drinking her sorrows away as her beau continues to tap away at his favorite gadget and follow the off-season administrations of his favorite team. Below, she checks in to…
