Some researchers at Penn State decided to tell us what we already know: athletes drink a shit ton of alcohol. Seriously, it’s like the joke of the century that our parents thought organized sports in high school would keep us out of trouble, considering that the captain of the field…

close Video President Trump to impose tariffs on steel, aluminum imports Trump says the move designed to protect vital American industries, critics fear it will boomerang and possibly ignite a trade war; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports. President Trump signaled Monday that the only way he won’t slap…

From its first episode in 2002, the HBO TV drama documented the poverty, politics and policing of a city. We visit its memorable locations and talk to the people trying to rebuild scarred communities See more of JM Giordanos photographs of Baltimore locations used in the wire here In black…

While Chinese athletes are over at Rio Olympics chalking up medals, members of a different species were busy setting their own world record back home in China. During the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shandong, which took place on the weekend of July 29, the country put up a dance performance…

Substances used to aid muscle-building and weight loss made up more than half of the pharmaceuticals found in the capitals sewers. What does this tell us about modern life? Along with the flushed debris and the thriving bacteria – the wet wipes, condoms, and sanitary towels; the listeria and E…

Image: bob self/AP Activists tried to block Donald Trump with their votes and now theyre trying to do it with their dollars. In October, technology and media marketing specialist Shannon Coulter started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet, which encourages people to actively boycott businesses that carry Trump products. That hashtag underwent something…

As a child, Caroline van Keeken hated family trips to this sleepy coast. But its now a popular holiday destination and it turns out travelling with her livewire father is terrific fun Twelve years ago, my father bought a holiday home in Zeeland, a coastal province in the southwestern Netherlands….

Found on AskReddit. 1. Her false eye popped out and I felt it on my balls. Met girl at rave. Went to cemetery. Getting beej, she deep throated, her false eye I was unaware of came out. Felt it on my balls. Yes. 2. There was a swamp-green streak in…

Instagram / Cole Swindell In the age of social media, connection between people has grown exponentially, but it’s not often that you see an artist interacting directly with fans. Whether he’s Tweeting heartfelt responses to fans, taking their advice, or even giving out free tickets, Cole Swindell has shown, time…

Dont be fooled by the bowties: Phillys finest might just be the most raucous band of the moment if they can hold it together If James Alex ever gave up the day job, you suspect he could make a decent living as a motivational life coach. Barely a minute of…

 (Reuters File Photo) A customer at a Miami Starbucks was filmed yelling at a female employee behind the counter after his coffee order was reportedly delayed. Jorge de Cárdenas was working at a coffee shop location near the University of Miami around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday when he says a man…

The date was December 9, 1961. Having packed bars and clubs in Liverpool, the group made the 9 hour journey south to the Palais Ballroom in Aldershot, Hampshire. Their manager, Sam Leach was hoping the gigs would catch the attention of London music executives and get the band their big…

Lorde was the only woman nominated for album of the year at Sunday night’s Grammys, but she was nowhere to be found onstage. And apparently that was by design. According to Variety, the singer was asked to perform as part of a Tom Petty tribute, but declined. She was reportedly not…

I recently made the brave decision to venture back onto the online dating scene after months and months of being comfortably alone and healing the emotional scars online dating had caused me over the years. The number of times I have had to reply to a tedious, uninspired conversation opener…

Alcohol doesnt have to affect your life dramatically to be problematic. When I realised I had missed the same event two years in a row because I was suffering after a heavy night, I knew I had to change It was the worst hangover of my life – and I…

The rescue efforts in Texas amid Tropical Storm Harvey have only just begun. FEMA estimates it may be assisting Texas for years to come, and as rainwater floods towns along the eastern Gulf Coast into Louisiana and the death toll rises, a semblance of hope is hard to find. But…

(CNN)It may have been the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had. Setting sail aboard the Star Flyer out of Athens in the middle of the night was serene and dreamy. The Star Flyer — a four-masted, 16-sail luxury sailing ship — holds only 170 passengers maximum (and there weren’t that…

BTW Shirley Manson, of alternative rock band Garbage, and Fiona Apple turned their performance at the Girl School 2018 music festival into a powerful act of defiance against Recording Academy president Neil Portnow Saturday night. The duo sang a rendition of Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me,” while Apple sported…

I always tell myself, “Drinking alcohol borrows joy from tomorrow.” I once was a social drinker. What started as a 30-day no alcohol challenge turned into a permanent lifestyle change. People often ask me how I changed physically, mentally and emotionally after quitting drinking. So, I thought Id share my…

Image: facebook/mick cee Great news, everyone: we found the best idea ever. UK man Mick Carroll was passing through the small town of Market Drayton on Monday when he happened upon a man gliding down the local canal on a homemade boat pulled by a tiny, tiny tugboat. SEE ALSO:…

(CNN)To get away from the memories of war in Afghanistan — the violence, the unexpected danger, the rush of adrenaline and the hypervigilance that can come with post-traumatic stress disorder — Aaron Newsom started gardening. Since World War II, generations of veterans have found healing in horticulture. Digging in the…

When DS Steve Fulcher arrested Christopher Halliwell over the fade-out of 22 -year-old Sian OCallaghan, it was the beginning of his own downfall. He tells Tim Lewis why hed do it again Whenever Steve Fulcher is asked to explain his actions during four excruciatingly tense hours on Thursday 24 March…

Dave Hitchens is a passionate wrestling love with YouTube canals like Grims Toy Show and sillySUPERPOP that picture him reacting in real time to wrestling matches and unboxing wrestling activity digits. But during the WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view episode last Sunday, Hitchens went too far with his rowdiness, body-shaming Nia…

No one tracks police barbarism against the homeless so while others are shootings establish international headlines, the deaths of those living on wall street barely stimulate a ripple The man stepped down the sidewalk, the blade of a kitchen bayonet glistening in his hand. He had taken a interruption from…

What do you like to booze after a transformation ?” I’m definitely a creature of habit when it comes to after-shift booze. Generally, it’s a pilsner with a shot of Fernet-Branca on the side to sip. Sometimes I’ll make it a bourbon nifty with a few drops of sea. The…

So much sweet, beer mat-based movie nostalgia .Image: tom ward LONDON If you’ve ever privately yearned to sip butterbeer in the Hog’s Head Inn or rest your legs alongside some hobbits in the Prancing Pony, you’re almost certainly not alone. Some films are so iconic that even their locations can…

Margot Robbie has got the finer events in life down pat: Shower brews .Image: Anthony Harvey/ Getty Images If you’ve never boozes a chilly brew in the shower after a long day, you haven’t lived. No, this isn’t another case of exaggeration. Shower brews are a genuinely good mode to…

Chicago is filled with those who have braved the lovable losers tag their whole lives, and they were rushing on the field with the Cubs on Wednesday When it was finally over and the Chicago Cubs were World Series endorses, and the Cubs followers in the crowd sang Go Cubs…

The death of a woman hit by a self-driving automobile highlights an unfolding technological crisis, as code piled on code establishes a universe no one fully understands The 18 th of March 2018, was the day tech insiders had been dreading. That night, a new moon added almost no light-colored…

Alcohol giant Constellation Brands Inc. is making a foray into marijuana, a precedent-setting move for an industry that has mostly stayed on the sidelines during the cannabis boom. Constellation will pay about C$245 million ($191 million) for a 9.9 percent stake in Canopy Growth Corp., a Canadian seller of medicinal-marijuana products….

The performer is embarking on an ambitious project a 246-song marathon performance that seeks to sum up a new, queer vision of America A couple of weeks ago, Taylor Mac spent the evening rehearsing a number from A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at St Anns Warehouse in Brooklyn. An…

Downtown New York has sights galore but the citys expanded ferry service offers a more relaxed way to see its less famous neighbourhoods and fabulous views back to Manhattan There are a lot of sights to tick off on a visit to New York City. Lots of tall buildings, lots…

Shrimp, before its cooked, is a very unappetizing gray-blue color. This color, it turns out, is the exoskeleton (you know, the shrimps external skeleton). Now, to explain how that exoskeleton turns pink we have to get scientific on you. Here we go: the exoskeleton contains carotenoids (which are pigments) called…

(CNN)Frankfurt looks and feels more like a modern American city than any other German metropolis. The towering steel-and-glass skyline spawned the nickname “Mainhattan,” while its more than 300 banks — and the German stock market — prompt others to call it “Bankfurt.” Almost completely destroyed during World War II, Frankfurt’s…

Venezuela is Latin Americas baseball powerhouse. Even Chvez used to play. But the economic meltdown is squeezing the countrys national sport Juan Gutiérrez can tell something is wrong with baseball in Venezuela every time his team, the Caracas Lions, takes the field. The Lions have won the championship 20 times…

Obv you’re going to be a big social media ho come Halloween. If you dress up as a Playboy Bunny (RIP Hugh) and it isn’t photographed and shared on the internet, did it even happen? But like, Snapchat and Insta and even Facebook can be a double-edged sword. I mean,…

(CNN)Democrats have a history of underestimating Republican presidents. His son George W. Bush, Democrats joked, was a nice guy who you might want to have a beer with but someone who didn’t know much about world or domestic affairs. Americans who saw the televised debates in 2000 can probably still…

How far will you go to express your love for someone? Would you let them know when they’re doing something wrong, or would you store that internally until a moment came where you could use it to your advantage? Well, some couples actually get a kick out of playing pranks…

“You can’t silence people. That’s when everything goes to shit.” Comic Judy Gold isn’t just talking about the First Amendment. She’s talking about Louis C.K. as we, alongside eight others, sit in a cramped booth in the back of the West Village restaurant above the Comedy Cellar ― the famed…

The actor, director and Monty Python star talks about how he is learning to live with his illness, with the help of close friend Michael Palin Terry Jones first exhibited signs that all was not well with his health in July 2014. He and his close friend Michael Palin were…

What was once an unknown town in Slovenia is now a major tourist destination thanks to its most famous former resident, First Lady Melania Trump. The small town of Sevnica, home to less than 5,000 people, where the First Lady was born, now offers a five-hour Melania-themed walking tour, NPR…

In response to the recent spate of LGBT hate crimes, residents are pushing back against the influx of tech bros who are displacing and harming the community It was barely 10 minutesinto 2014 when smoke began to float towards the ceiling in Neighbors, a Seattle LGBT nightclub where around 750…

The Breaking Bad showrunner explains how a throwaway joke created some of the worlds most compelling TV In Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad prequel which is shooting its fourth series, the character of the morally flexible lawyer Jimmy McGill (played by Bob Odenkirk) comes closer and closer to becoming…

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV is sticking to what it does best. The world's biggest brewer, also a deal-making machine, raised its estimates of the savings from its takeover of rival SABMiller from $2.8 billion to $3.2 billion by October 2020. It’s a good thing for investors that it was able to…

Looking on a world map, Madeira doesn’t look like more than a small smudge off the coast of Morocco. The eye tends to skip right over the archipelago and go immediately to the mainland. But its signature fortified wine played a major role in shaping American palates and fueled the…

The May wildfire that raged in Alberta left Spike Bakers peated malt infused with a smoky taste. Now hes distilled a time capsule in the form of a stiff drink When a wildfire that had flickered for days in the forests of northern Alberta suddenly changed course and started careening…

Sprint car veteran David Steele has died during a race in Florida. Desoto Speedway officials said in a Facebook post on Saturday night that track owners and staff were saddened by the crash. The statement says Steele was trying to win his 100th race in Florida. A Manatee County Sheriff’s…

Confirmation that Coogan and Rob Brydon will take at least one more TV trip leads us to wonder where in the world the pair will go next Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan going on a press-commissioned jolly to nice restaurants and doing Roger Moore impressions does not sound like a…