This may come as a surprise to some, but it’s illegal to get drunk in an English pub. A law from 1872, leftover from the temperance movement, still stands today. But what exactly was it trying to achieve? Food and Wine tells more: https://flip.it/rKY4Nc #Culture#UK#Drinking#Alcohol#Pubs#Bars
The new short documentary Snack Sakura embraces the retro charm and social ambiguity of Japan's ubiquitous snack bars. Learn more about the history of snack bars in Japan - and how to watch the new doc - in our review below.
Other professors used to take me to snacks when I was single, so I was well aware that hostesses were mostly divorced or single mothers. Mimi sheds light on the nature of snacks by saying that #Japan has a dark side. Regarding the #social#inequality that Greg mentions, Mimi clarifies that there is a double standard whereby men can go to snacks openly, but it is shameful for #women to work in them. Now I'm a family man, but I sympathize with such women, who would otherwise have to #work for close to the minimum wage.
A documentary succeeds insofar as it sheds light on the topic. If you watch it, perhaps let us know your impressions.
Taprooms don't have to look like extensions of breweries — these days some are well-designed spaces that feel like family-friendly neighborhood spots. Punch magazine visited spots in Brooklyn and Portland, Oregon to find out how they developed their aesthetics, and who they're hoping to appeal to.
Some pictures from last night, when I went to a takeover by Cinquanta at Mama Funki. Lots of lovely people and some really interesting flavours in those cocktails.
Liquor lockers are popping up in bars and members’ clubs around the world. It works something like this: You purchase an annual membership, then you can buy your favorite bottle of, say, whisky and store it at the bar until your next visit. “It’s a bit of a status thing,” says one venue manager. Business Insider has more on this “if you know, you know” service. https://flip.it/7zsbve #Culture#Bars#Pubs#Whisky#Nightlife
Un #voyage insolite et immobile à bord d'une voiture-lits de l'Orient-Express dans sa belle robe bleue et or de la Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express.
Elle fait partie du #Train des Rêves, un projet un peu fou qui englobe une #loco vapeur, d'autres hébergements, #restaurants et #bars dans des voitures et dans l'ancienne #gare de Dracy-Saint-Loup (près d'#Autun en Saône-et-Loire), et même un petit #musée.
Now free for all to read... Your head is heavy and you're confused. You fell asleep - maybe - and now you've woken up and don’t know where you are. Welcome to Tokyo...
New at my Patreon... Your head is heavy and you're confused. You fell asleep - maybe - and now you've woken up and don’t know where you are. Could this be Tokyo?
OC After too long, my third mixtape, Earth-Station End-Times is out now! (charinusraps.neocities.org)
11 tracks covering all sorts of topics from religion to video games to short stories....