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Ken Burns' Prohibition a Long, Tall Drink

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:12:15 CDT

Ken Burns' latest mega-documentary, Prohibition , starts a three-night run tomorrow on PBS. Reviewers are praising the 5 1/2-hour survey of America's war on booze, but warn that it's a bit slow and may reveal its best stuff in the first episode: "It's a great subject with many present-day echoes, as...

Booze Flows in Baghdad

Harry Kimball — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:09:00 CDT

Iraq may be a war-torn nation with deep-seated sectarian divisions, but things are picking up for a certain thirsty segment of the population. That’s right: booze is flowing again in Baghdad, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Though a predominantly Muslim nation, Iraq, even under Saddam Hussein, permitted any citizen to sip, though...

Chavez Decrees Dry Holy Week

Sarah Seltzer — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:48:34 CDT

No Easter imbibing, decrees Venezuelan president and socialist icon Hugo Chavez. Chavez has instituted a Holy Week liquor ban in restaurants to combat the hundreds of drunk driving deaths that occur during holidays in Venezuala. While some citizens applaud his boldness, others say they cannot follow their fearless leader quite...