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Joshua M. Bernstein 2/22/08 Joshua M. Bernstein 2/22/08

Gut Instinct: Hair Cult for Men at the Idiotarod

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I've been a journalist for just about 25 years, which means I'm typically the one asking questions that I turn into stories.

I like the behind-the-scenes nature of the business, a mix of being a curious extrovert and introvert clacking away in quie

Scenes from more than two weeks o’ holiday break. Instead of traveling, we decided to hunker down in Columbus and adventure around the area. That meant: snow tubing, Sichuan food, locally brewed saisons, holiday parties, gambling for gelt, givi

After Christmas ends, a question pops up: When is it time to get rid of that tree? There are plenty of civic mulching efforts, but breweries and cideries are increasingly encouraging folks to tote dry, tinsel-free trees to rural taprooms where they'r

Best party rules ever. Though I personally like Malört, who am I to disagree with an eight-year-old? I don’t make the rules.

We’re slowly getting into the holiday swing of things over here, from finding screaming deals on Sierra Nevada Celebration to doing my Ohio duty and drinking Great Lakes Christmas Ale, making chili oil for gifts (I still owe some folks a recipe

Tis the seasonal confusion! Finally sitting down after a pretty bonkers week of traveling to NYC and getting my fill of waterfront sunsets in Brooklyn and street food in Queens, plus interviewing wayyyyy too many folks for an upcoming feature on the

In 2022, Laura Worley and Wayne Burns decided to shine a new light on the year’s longest, darkest day.

On the winter solstice, the married owners of @burnsalesdenver built a bonfire and invited customers to gather around with strong imperial s

Hot dog dad returns! Scenes from a busy ol’ week including chaperoning a middle-school dance, Halloween everything, a successfully built winter home for succulents, fall bike rides, plenty of @sierranevada Celebration (the very best fall season

Last month, I traveled to Yakima, Washington, during the height of hop harvest to report a story I've been itching to write for years: the intersection of tacos and hop harvest.

Historically, hop farms relied on a largely Mexican migrant workforce

That thumbs-up feeling when you win 19 cents at the Harrah’s casino in Atlantic City! Been, uh, a pretty packed last week with traveling to New Jersey to speak about the rise of flavors in beer @flavorconf and then adventuring around Atlantic C