Tag: alcoholic drinks
Why Women Are Drinking More
More than a decade ago, when Holly Whitaker worked a director-level job at a Silicon Valley start-up, insecurities haunted her. She feared never being enough, never getting ahead. “There was just an inability to be with myself,” she told me, “and that manifested as fear.” She often sought comfort in alcohol. The relief would start even as she anticipated drinking; at the first sip, she began to feel warm and right; numb, but also energized.
In her 2019 book, Quit
Big Beer Is Not So Big Anymore
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Beer was once king. Now, with seltzers, canned cocktails, and other tasty beverages on the rise, what will become of brews?
First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic:
The Decline of the Brew
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