Underrated bars for the of-age drinker

Forget the Deuce. Here are four underrated bars in Evanston and Chicago.

Family flip cup: a different bonding experience

Partying with grandma can be more fun than a night on Ridge and Davis.

Why I hate frat parties

Our party columnist’s take on why frat parties aren’t worth your precious weekend time.

Riding the training wheels of drinking

How do you get good at drinking? Practice, practice, practice. And use BAC checkers.

Drinking Game of the Week: ‘Boozies’

Drinking game of the week: “Boozies.”

In the land of parties, theme is king

Making people dress up makes your shindig more fun.

ASB = Alternatively Sipping Beers

From alcoholic watermelons to drunken bowling, here are some ways to spice up your imbibing.

How to cope with being the only sober person at a party

Sober at a party? You’ve only got one option: Mess with the drunkies’ heads.

Drinking game of the week: Drunkgrassi, The Next Generation

Teen drama is always better when you’re intoxicated.

The sisterhood of the traveling drunk hookups

Hooking up at a party isn’t a mark of shame — it’s a badge of honor.

Drinking Game of the Week: Are You Afraid of the Drunk?

Drinking in and of itself is a game. But like most fun things, it is more fun if you participate in more than one fun thing at the same time. Drunk bowling. Drunk dancing. Drunk television-watching. There is nothing better than watching television while inebriated: the more obscure the show, the better. This week, I [...]

Drinking on a dime: Cheap routes to intoxication

Five simple, delicious and intoxicating drinks.

What not to do at a party

Our party master’s inaugural column tells you how to not kill the buzz.

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