Nerd Nite Austin

The North Door

05.08.13

Nerd Nite is an informal gathering at which nerds gather together for nerdery of all sorts, but particularly presentations and drinking. Established in other cities the likes of New York, San

Drunken Spelling Bee

The Mohawk

04.29.13 - 05.27.13

You might have failed in the fourth grade, but now is your chance of redemption at the Drunken Spelling Bee. It's a good way to find out if liquor and beer either helps or hinders your spelling

Emotional Hardbody

Emotional Hardbody answers: Are drinks before a school meeting against the rules?

By Christina Pesoli

04.10.13 | 10:36 am

Dear Emotional Hardbody, Last Wednesday there was a parents' meeting at 7 p.m. at my son’s elementary school. Another mom of a child in my son’s class emailed a group of moms su ...

Living It Up

Johnny Manziel's wild party pics make waves, but Heisman winner insists he's still a small town guy

By Whitney Radley

01.08.13 | 1:03 pm

To say that Johnny Manziel has had an impressive year would be an understatement. Beginning the 2012 season — Texas A&M University's first in the SEC — as a redshirt freshm ...

Don't Do It

Easy on the eggnog: TxDot's Holiday P.A.S.S. program asks you to be a pal and a designated driver

By Aleksander Chan

12.29.12 | 4:02 pm

It's not always easy to be the designated driver — there’s a different kind of frustration that comes from having decided to be stone cold sober to help and schlep home your inebria ...

dating advice

Sex and the Capital City: You booze, you lose? The perils of drinking and dating

By Mikela Floyd

04.12.12 | 10:00 am

Let’s be honest with ourselves — alcohol complicates things. For as many times as we’ve all imbibed in a much-needed margarita to unwind from a hard day at work, we’ve ...

cocktail culture

Sloshed by Southwest: A menu of Austin's most potent cocktails

By Mark Killian

03.13.12 | 2:00 pm

What do SXSW attendees do when they’re not geeking out about the latest geolocation app, lining Congress for a Paramount premiere or checking the Twittersphere for Springsteen speculations? T ...

close trips

Taking in the Big Easy: Planning a quick girls getaway to New Orleans

By Leila Kalmbach

01.28.12 | 2:30 pm

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all, and New Orleans is one of the best cities in the country to escape to. With the prevalent sounds of jazz and smells of Cajun cuisine filling the air ...

Plus Timeless Advice

Near failure: Austin places seventh on new drunkest cities in America list

By Tyler Rudick

12.30.11 | 3:03 pm

Just in time for New Year's Eve, The Daily Beast released its list of drunkest cities in America — with Texas scoring three solid spots in the Top 25. Austin took seventh place, with ...

To your health

Drink up, everyone (except you, ladies): A toast helps heart health, but hurts breast health

By Jeffrey Kreisberg

11.20.11 | 9:00 am

People have been arguing about the benefits and consequences of booze for almost as long as we've been drinking the fermented beverage—just about 10,000 years, really. But depending on ho ...