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OPINION

Dec 16, 2008 10:49 AM CST

Getting Drunk Stumbles Out of Style

In New York, fashion may "trump addiction"

(Newser) - Once upon a time, a New York party showcased plenty of drunken antics; now, in the city that produced Zelda Fitzgerald, people just don't get sloshed anymore because it’s not stylish, Susan Cheever posits in the New York Times. “If alcoholism is an addiction—which it is—how...

Google Goggles: Necessary

Oct 19, 2008 2:35 PM CDT

Google Goggles: Necessary

Mail Goggles meant to help prevent you writing missives you'll regret

(Newser) - With drunk-dialing evolving at the speed of technology, people need an updated version of that friend who grabs your phone and says, "Dude, don't call her." But, asks Alex Williams in a look at Google's Mail Goggles in the New York Times, "Are we becoming so tethered...

Boorish Brits Overwhelm Resorts

Aug 24, 2008 12:30 PM CDT

Boorish Brits Overwhelm Resorts

In places like Greece, pasty, drunken tourists are wreaking havoc

(Newser) - Lured by all-you-can-drink vacations and very un-British weather, more Britons are heading south for their getaways—but many resorts are no longer thrilled to welcome them. In places like the Greek city of Malia, inebriated Englishmen are wreaking havoc, writes the New York Times. “It is only the British—...

Unruly Fans
to Be Ejected
in New NFL Code

Aug 6, 2008 4:35 AM CDT

Unruly Fans to Be Ejected in New NFL Code

NFL sets rules to respond to mounting fan complaints

(Newser) - Unruly football fans can be ejected from games without a refund under the NFL’s first “Fan Code of Conduct” issued yesterday, USA Today reports. Fans can now be booted for being drunk and disruptive, using obscene language and gestures, or throwing objects on the field. Code violators even...

Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing

Jul 27, 2008 9:55 AM CDT

Drunk Brit Gal Pals Force Emergency Landing

Boozers try to open plane door at 33,000 feet

(Newser) - Two drunk British women attacked the flight crew on their charter jet en route from Greece to England, causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Germany, AP reports. After being denied alcohol, one of the women swung a vodka bottle and tried to open the cabin door. The...

Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch

Jun 24, 2008 9:28 AM CDT

Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch

Bride abandons soused groom on the side of the road

(Newser) - Cops found a German man drunk on the side of the autobahn early Sunday after he was abandoned there—by his new bride. The newlywed was taken to the hospital and later reunited with his wife of several hours, Der Spiegel reports. "It is not known whether the doctors...

Snoop's Wife
Busted on
DUI Charge

Jun 15, 2008 11:13 AM CDT

Snoop's Wife Busted on DUI Charge

Shante Broadus booked early Saturday in LA

(Newser) - Snoop Dogg’s wife was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of drunk driving, the Los Angeles Times reports. Shante Broadus, 32, was issued a citation and is scheduled to appear in court next month. Police would not comment on whether other people were in the vehicle. Broadus and Snoop Dogg...

Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone

Apr 8, 2008 3:50 AM CDT

Princes: Now Leave Mum Alone

William and Harry relieved grueling inquest is over

(Newser) - Prince William and Harry are relieved that the grueling inquest into their mother's death has concluded, hoping it will quiet speculation about conspiracies behind the tragedy. "They just want it to end after all this time," a source told the Daily Telegraph. The inquest concluded yesterday that Princess...