Social Media Ideas for Reading About Drinking

What I Learned at a Conference on Drinking

Drinking: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t.

Screw the raspberry iced tea.

Drinking Games Have Sure Gotten Creative

The Great Gin Famine

As Oscar Wilde said, “everything in moderation, including moderation.” But you do need to be careful with booze, especially if you live alone. When I was in Turks & Caicos I go...

Drinking Literary Poison

By Elaine Viets Summer comes with many temptations, from scanty clothes to rampant hormones. Moralists believe young women should be protected from them all.  But one summer tempta...

The Great Gin Famine

That’s true about living alone and booze. However, that said and my preference for a G&T or a JD does not actually entice me to drink a great deal of it and often having one do...

RECOVERY

“First, you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.” &ndas...

Every Dry County Left in America, Mapped — And the Reasons Over a Million Americans Still Can’t Buy a Drink

In some parts of the United States, it still feels like 1920. When the federal government repealed Prohibition in 1933, it left the decision on how to legislate the production and...

Two Tiny States Consume More Booze Than Any Others

LESS DRIVING? – Aug. 9, 2026 – As alcohol consumption continues to decrease, some states are raising a full and defiant glass in the face of sobriety. A recent poll from the World...

The Great Gin Famine

Oh my days, that gave me a laugh. I have done the same but I measure to what I fancy now, too old to be told off and whether I am going out or not when I never drink and drive, not...

I Tried Sobermaxxing At A Festival. Here's Everything That Got Me Through

Y Food/ Athletic Brewing/ Red BullWhat happens when you wake up hungover the day you’re going to a festival? I’m sure the answer 20 years ago would have been to crack open a drink....

Wine for girls, Whiskey for Ladies

Dear Reader,Welcome to a time when apparently, it takes a glass of whiskey to prove that a woman is independent.For years, the media has played a significant role in influencing th...

The Legal Drinking Age Used to Be Different in Every State. Here’s What America Looked Like Before 1984. [MAP]

It’s difficult for many Americans to imagine the United States without 21 as the federal drinking age. In the U.S., legally consuming an alcoholic drink at 21 years old has become...

A thirst for knowledge, and a beer

From The Detail: For the 1 year, Auckland University is taking learning outside of the lecture hall and into the pub with its Raising the Bar series The post A thirst for knowledg...

A Sober Pro’s Master Guide to Mastering Social Events 

AUDIO – MOCKTAIL? – July 16, 2026 – As a 30-year-old who is now nearly 7 years sober, there is nothing better than watching your friends collectively bin alcohol for a whole month,...

Why Can’t I Stop Drinking Once I Start? – Emily’s Naked Life

Emily was a binge drinker from her very first drink at thirteen. She shares why she couldn't stop drinking once she started, and what finally broke the cycle.

Being Successful But Struggling With Alcohol – Elizabeth’s Naked Life

From the outside, Elizabeth had it all together. Behind the martinis and the hangxiety was a woman living two lives, until one December night changed everything.

Regular drinking could become a thing of the past – here’s why

How I Knew It Was Time to Change My Relationship With Alcohol – Lisa’s Naked Life

As a child did you learn to take a deep breath and steel yourself before you walked through your front door? That was Lisa's reality, and it shaped not just her childhood, but the...

Can a Temporary Break From Drinking Make Moderation Easier?

Many people struggle to moderate their drinking. A temporary alcohol-free reset may significantly improve the odds of lasting success.

The Great Gin Famine

Well, a hornet’s nest of opportunity here, I had no idea of the delights which await me, but maybe not, this bottle, which is now minus 2 generous drafts was the only one on offer...

The Best and Worst of the New State Fair Drinks

Sipping our way through seltzers, slushies, and…straight pickle juice?!

The Great Gin Famine

Cocktails most likely when you just have a taster

You Gonna Finish That Drink?