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How the Maraschino Cherry Became a Comfortingly Trashy American Icon

Just when did the syrupy, lipstick-red lynchpin of ice cream sundaes, 1970s fruit salads and throwback cocktails conquer the world (and your grandparents’ home bar)?

‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ Pours One Out for a Beloved Dive Bar

This innovative new film brilliantly blurs the line between fiction and documentary to show how strangers find community in getting smashed

The Bartenders Who Refuse to Serve Sober Guys Trying to Get Girls Drunk

Women should be able to drink and have fun at bars. It’s the predatory assholes who want to leverage that to their advantage who have got to go.

Does Beer Really Have to Make You Pee More?

Um, water makes you have to pee, too, but I don’t hear you complaining