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The Hangover Artist
http://online.wsj.com/ public/ article/ SB121097388467299643.html
Three slender books Kingsley Amis cobbled together from his newspaper columns on the subject of drink in the '70s and '80s are back in print. Find out why, for him, a hangover wasn't such a bad thing.
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Links of possible interest
http://www.alcademics.com/2008/05/links-of-possible-interest...While catching up on my reading and email from vacation, I'll likely be doing lots of linking to other stories rather than the deeply intellectual thought-provoking essays you've come to expect from Alcademics.com. So it goes. I just discovered that the Wall Street Journal has a nice Food and Drink section page. On it right now, Eric Felten discusses the new Kingsley Amis compendium Everyday Drinking. I have the book at home but haven't had time to get into it. It's hilarious and deserves a thorough read. They also have a story on tips for wine tasting rooms, which is a follow up to tips for visitors to those rooms, and a very short review of some organic spirits. On other sites, Chow.com has a story on the history and return of punch. They mention that at Hawksmoor in London they serve punch at tables instead of bottle service. I think this sounds like a great idea, especially for all the new high-end cocktail bars. And the big shiny silver punch bowls would look better on a table in these places than a stupid light-up ice bucket for vodka. Visit alcademics.com and live the magic.
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