Jul 28, 20211 minOn Drunken MonkeysIn which Murff covers the plausible theory that early hominids came out of the trees in search of nothing less than happy hour. It’s...
Jul 21, 20214 minGood-bye To All ThatAfter 20 years and $2 trillion, the US is quitting Afghanistan in roughly the same place we found it.
Jul 16, 20213 minVive la France, mes amis.Bastille Day was Frances first failed attempt at democracy, French wine, on the other hand is anything but...
Jul 14, 20214 minDemocracy's First Cautionary TaleDemocracy sounds great, and works better than anything else we've come up with to run the shop - but it's no autopilot.
Jul 9, 20213 minThe Papa DaiquiriHemingway did drink here... the daiquiri, the legend and Papa being his pedantic self.
Jul 7, 20218 minHemingway Never Drank HereFor the first time since their civil war, Spain has cancelled the Festival of San Fermin for a second year. To wit...
Jul 6, 20211 minOn HangoversOn the anniversary of Williams Faulkner’s 1961 death, we discuss the hangover. To say the man triumphed over the hangover is overselling...
Jul 2, 20213 minPertsivka and DeténteUkraine, Russia, a dozen rounds of horillka, and a European solution that we can't quite remember.
Jul 1, 20214 minA Riddle in a Can of Vodka"Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of enigma." It still is, but it may not be our riddle.