Soused Cinema
From the flickering beginnings of motion pictures to the multiplex-filling offerings of today, alcohol has played a major role in the movies.
In fact, the...
100 Years of Modern Drunkard Magazine
A Slanderous Birth
The first incarnation of what was to become Modern Drunkard Magazine was a one-page death threat written by saloon keeper Hiram...
New and Improved Booze: A Look Back at the Wacky Alcohol...
That’s Not What You Said Last Night.
Good thing he’s wearing a fishing hat or we’d think they were referring to...well, anyway, it doesn’t matter...
On a Bender in Mayberry
The Andy Griffith Show is widely considered one of the most innocent and endearing television shows of all times.
Yet drunkenness and moonshining were major...
Drunk Talk: The New Crop of Bar Slang
13 stepper n. someone attendingAlcoholics Anonymous (usually mandated by the state) while still maintaining a drinking lifestyle; the thirteenth step is forgetting the previous...
The Heroes Of Hooch
Few subjects have inspired artists like intoxication.
Some works celebrate sozzlers, propping us on a dais for a little while, displayed at our hiccupy...
Supersonic Swingers and Sophisticated Misfits: An Interview with Shag
Modern Drunkard Magazine: The vast majority of your art revolves around the culture of alcohol. Why is that?
SHAG: I was raised a strict...
