Mary Cass

Leisure

Whiskey Business: Where the streets have no laws

Having spent the last spring and summer abroad, I often find myself reminiscing about my golden days in Europe. Yes, the scenery was beautiful, the art collections were often mind-blowing, and the accents were charming, but that’s not what I find myself dwelling on most often. It’s drinking in public.

By November 10, 2011

Leisure

Whiskey Business: Girl, what you sippin’ on?

Let’s be honest: I write a drinking column. I like going to bars. I like the décor, the loud music, the varied atmospheres, the availability of alcohol. I like to see friends or people I haven’t seen for a while, and I like meeting new people.

By October 27, 2011

Leisure

Whiskey Business: Typing under the influence

We all know how it feels. You’re sitting down in front of your computer, about to start on the 15-page paper you have due in three days, when all of sudden you remember that there’s still half a bottle of whiskey in your freezer. Suddenly, you find yourself wrestling with the ultimate collegiate dilemma: to drink or not to drink?

By October 13, 2011

Leisure

Whiskey Business: No illusions about absinthe

Ever read any Baudelaire? How about Oscar Wilde? Admired a Van Gogh or Degas? Most famous artists of the late 19th century can attribute their creative genius to one powerful, mysterious type of alcohol: absinthe.

By September 29, 2011

Leisure

Whiskey Business: Two sharks walk into a bar

“If you took a cab here, you don’t belong here.” So says one of what must be a million articles of graffiti on the bathroom wall at The Raven Grill, one of D.C.’s dive-iest bars. Although this quote nicely sums up the general atmosphere, it is difficult to describe exactly what makes a bar a dive. Like pornography, I know it when I see it. But there are a few generally accepted principles that all dive bars—or at least the good ones—have to follow.

By September 15, 2011

Leisure

Whiskey Business: Beer eye for the frosh guy

The beginning of senior year is a great time for enjoying kegs on the Esplanade, reflecting on your college experience, and above all, desperately searching for an answer to the question posed by just about everyone you come across: “So, what do you plan to do after college?” I am nowhere near close enough to having an answer to that question, but I do have one way to show the people in my life that I have grown and matured at college: my drinking habits.

By August 26, 2011

Crosswords

Crossword Solution 10.7.10 – “Words on the street”

By October 14, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 10.7.2010 – “Words on the street”

ACROSS 1. Ascerbic or hydrochloric 5. Hip home 8. Shaving lotion brand 12. Idiot 13. Genetic letters 14. Severe setback 15. “Odyssey” mountain 16. “Fountainhead” author Rand 17. Heidi Klum’s... Read more

By October 7, 2010

Crosswords

Crossword 9.23.2010 – “Queen of Pop”

ACROSS 1. Looney Tunes company 5. Ending indications (abbr.) 9. Therefore 14. Lewd look 15. Place between hills 16. Make disappear completely 17. 4% say, on a bank acct. 18.... Read more

By September 23, 2010

Voices

Logophile gives cruciverbialism a try, and she likes it

Crosswords are a dying art. There are some word puzzle enthusiasts at schools like Georgetown, but the truth is, this classic time-waster simply doesn’t get the kind of attention it used to, thanks to the vast catalog of computer and video games we can procrastinate with instead.

By September 23, 2010