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Drunk Dialer + New Crush = Disaster
We have all been there: The Drunk Dial. We have done it, been on the other end of it, and have been made fun of for days from friends because of it. Now imagine if your drunk dial made it online for all the world to hear. More »
Food Tube: Fat Tuesday’s Best TV Gluttons
So I realized this morning that today is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday — the day before Lent begins, where you get to stuff your face without reproach because you’ll be giving up those vices for the next 40 days. And when it comes to religious observances, art imitates life quite a bit. You’d be surprised at how many TV shows use food frenzy as a plot device, whether it’s slapstick with characters fighting over something tasty, or food as a destructive force. More »
How To: Survive A Rock & Roll Themed Booze Cruise
Last weekend, I was lucky enough to board the Bruise Cruise Festival, which was a non-stop fun tornado that brought together nine rock bands and 400 eager young vacationers on a giant Bahamas-bound cruise ship in what one straitlaced observer dubbed a “bikini hipster convention.”
The weekend culminated in a wonderfully incongruous performance by garage rock heroes The Black Lips at smelly spring break chain bar Señor Frog’s (as seen on Girls Gone Wild). But it wasn’t all strawberry daiquiris in take-home souvenir cups and creative towel animals. Some revelers fell victim to hidden pitfalls like crippling sunburns, depressing waterslide failures, and drunken tourists who bring their kids to the bar and try to fight you if you smoke too close to them. Despite these minor bugaboos, though, the festival should come back even stronger next year, so it’s with this in mind that I present you with some important dos and don’ts of partying on international waters. More »
10 Ideas for Theme Parties That Aren’t Casino Night
Have you noticed how every prom/spring formal theme is either 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea or A Night to Remember? Here are some ideas for less played-out themes. More »
Christina Aguilera’s Recent Drama Only Makes Me Like Her More
As my coworker Meghan Keane pointed out recently, Christina Aguilera seems to have skipped a couple of steps in the usual Hollywood career trajectory, going straight from Disneyfied teen star to bloated late-period-Elvis diva. Though she seemed to have escaped Britney Spears territory by not shaving her head or having a nervous breakdown, Xtina’s recent divorce woes and the ensuing public bad behavior have earned her a permanent spot in the tabloids. More »
Sex On The Wire: You Kneed To Try These ‘Adult’ Kneepads
Why hasn’t anyone thought of this sooner? Introducing: blow-job knee pads. Because there’s nothing sexier than protective padding. (The Frisky)
One feminist tries to reconcile her political beliefs with the fact that she likes to be spanked in bed. Spoiler alert: it’s difficult. (YourTango)
A student-run college group tries to overhaul the pervasive “hook-up culture.” (Fox News) More »
‘The Jersey Shore’ Cast Is On To Something: Drinking A Lot Makes You Excercise More
Finally, someone agrees with our philosophy on life: Motivate yourself toward healthy living through guilt! According to the American Journal of Health Promotion, people who drink a lot work out more.
(This also seems to be the proven lesson from The Jersey Shore.) More »
Make Your Own: Candy-Flavored Vodka Part 2
Last week, we gave you the basic steps for making the sweetest way to a blackout ever: candy vodka. This week, we actually try it ourselves! Will it be a delicious treat, or end up with multi-color vomit? Or both?! More »
Alcoholic Whipped Cream? Yes, Please
And here we thoughts whippits went out of style after high school graduation. But there’s a product that’s got parents worried about dessert toppings again: alcoholic whipped cream.
Companies like Cream and White Lightning are selling canisters filled with 30 proof cream. Which naturally has parents and concerned citizens worried about alcohol poisoning. And us worried about one thing: Where do we get some?
Come on. It’s called White Lightning? These people are just pandering to the Four Loko/Bros Icing Bros crowd. And it will probably work. More »
The Four Loko Test Drive Taste Test
Four Loko is the color of glow sticks. You likely didn’t know this, since you’ve been drinking the magical elixir from a can. Or, more likely, you haven’t manned up and downed a serving of the stuff.
The mainstream media coverage of Four Loko has generated a lot of hype, as well as the ceaseless circulation of meaningless terms like “blackout in a can” and “liquid cocaine.” I’d take a guess and say that most of the anchors reporting on the drink haven’t themselves experienced the can-induced blackout. So for the sake of journalism, I’ve taken the plunge. More »
Textual Healing: How To Recover From A Drunk Text
On Saturday, somewhere between my first sip of a drink that turned out to be a cup full of vodka with a splash of apple juice and the point at which a friend tucked me into bed, I did something even more embarrassing than those first two things: I engaged in drunk texting. This behavior is clearly against my own strict texting rules (which I sometimes find difficult to stick to) but as we all know, once the vodka and apple juice (ew) is flowing, all bets are off. More »
College Life: The Idiot’s Guide To Tailgating
I arrived home from my trip to visit a massive, football-loving state state school this weekend with what looked like a black eye that could have been the result of being punched in the face, or falling off a bike.
I had previously been of the opinion that partying was the easy part of the collegiate lifestyle. Such perceptions changed when I returned from visiting my friend. Tailgating a football game, or so I learned the hard way, can be a taxing affair for the uninitiated. More »
Wait, We Were Supposed to Leave Work Early Today to Drink?? – We can’t believe we forgot about this very important holiday that was just made up several hours ago. Maybe it’s we were too busy getting sloshed on three-martini lunches like big girls. (via TheAwl)
What College Did The Huffington Post Go To?
The Huffington Post has a “Field Guide To College Slang” today, which appears to have been written by my Dad! We polled the three college interns in our office (myself included), who are students at a sporty southern school, a huge urban university and a mid-sized Northeastern school. None of us has ever heard any college student use any of these terms. Most of us had never even heard these terms in the first place. And one of us is… More »
Bros Icing Bros: From A Female POV
Despite the fact that I just heard of the Smirnoff “icing” concept for the first time two nights ago, I’m already fascinated. For the first time, the term “getting iced” doesn’t mean being cold-shouldered or having someone act like you don’t exist. Instead, it’s a popular (albeit weird) drinking prank that’s sweeping college campuses. The concept is simple: a dude hands you a Smirnoff Ice, and no matter what the circumstances (office hours, weddings, bat-mitzvah, etc.), the “icee” has to… More »
What Are You Doing For St. Patrick’s Day?
We’re decked out in green today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (a “national ethnic holiday,” as Michael Scott would put it). Kendra Wilkinson is dressing her newborn, Hank Jr., as a leprechaun (we know you were dying to know this). So what are you doing to celebrate this finest of drinking holidays? If your answer involves Guiness in some way or another, you’re doing it right. (Presuming you are of age.)
Take our poll below. Also, enjoy this post’s accompanying… More »
Mischa likes Bud Light
X17 has published some photos of Mischa Barton at the convenience store picking up an 18-pack of Bud Light… um, so bad! Come on Mischa, there’s nothing wrong with getting beer, but Bud Light?! Can’t you find anything nicer?
You know, kind of like the champagne you were drinking here?
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