Monthly Archives: November 2016

Why My Books Now Cost Thirteen Billion Dollars Each

Posted on November 19, 2016 by intoxreport

My youngest daughter is one of those kids who pops an anti-ADHD pill every morning to get through the school day and also, probably—being that it’s an amphetamine—to lose weight. For each pill she wolfs down with her Honey Bunches … Continue reading →

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Wine-Free Column: Hanoi Jane’s Children

Posted on November 15, 2016 by intoxreport

A few years ago, I had the odd experience of visiting the original Hanoi Hilton, the prisoner-of-war camp where McCain, and hundreds of other American soldiers, were held during the Vietnam War. It’s now a museum, and if ever there … Continue reading →

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A Must Muscadet

Posted on November 9, 2016 by intoxreport

‘What can you say ‘bout Muscadet that’s not about lemons and briny spray?’ Like me, you probably have an image of Muscadet that begins on a scale of steely simplicity and works down to utter vinous neutrality. The region, on … Continue reading →