as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
as an exploratory journey through that old party question: if you could have a drink with anyone in history, who would it be? History is full of people you’d love to have a drink with. Let’s meet a few.
Have a drink with: Presidential Hats Come at me, bro. Ask them about: how buff was Teddy Roosevelt? With the collective American mind very much on upcoming midterm elections, and with a host of new and nontraditional contenders running for office, one phrase pops up perhaps a little more than usual: the announcement that one…
Have a drink with: Harry Hill “Take a little wine for thy stomach’s sake.” Ask him about: How’s your head? Harry Hill was a British-born horse-racing enthusiast and barman who ran a multi-purpose bar, concert hall, fight venue and gambling house at Houston and Crosby Streets in 19th century lower Manhattan, a scant mile and…
Have a drink with: The Winter Olympics Faster, higher, stronger, colder. Ask about: Being young and full of sin Although technically the Olympic Games have been going on since centuries B.C.E., the modern Games as we now know them began in 1896, with the competition of 241 athletes in traditional track-and-field events, wrestling, gymnastics, shooting…
Have a drink with: Abercrombie and Fitch Do’s: Rifles, tweeds, pickaxes. Don’ts: flip-flops. Ask them about: How to build a fish pond on a Manhattan rooftop The words “Abercrombie & Fitch” might suggest any number of things to you: overpriced t-shirts for cool kids, shady employment practices, shirtless models, or maybe the soothing feeling of being locked inside…
Have a drink with: the Yale Bowl Stadium, immovable earth beast, cradle of American football Ask it about: what it wants for its 100th birthday. In 1914, Yale University celebrated the completion of one of its largest and most famous construction projects, the Yale Bowl. More than a stadium, much more than an Ivy League niche…
