Oct 30th, 2008 · Released last month, Willoughby's I Know What You're Up To is an entirely alluring album with a decidedly retro vibe to it. Imagine a 1960s-era lounge, the sort that James Bond would casually visit for his shaken-not-stirred vodka martini, and you might start to get a feel for what frontman Gus Seyffert has created.
Sep 4th, 2008 · David Greene is traveling from Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago to John McCain's hometown of Phoenix talking to local leaders. Madeleine Brand catches up with David Greene in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he recounts the tale of a Texan who makes vodka with rattlesnakes.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Sylvester Stallone, who destroyed Soviet rivals in Rocky and Rambo is being paid a reported $1 million to sell Russian vodka. He will advertise "Russian Ice" vodka under the slogan: "There is a bit of Russian in all of us."
Mar 27th, 2008 · "Snake oil" is a term that means "fake." But would you believe snakes in a bottle of vodka are really an "ancient Asian elixir"? People bought the idea -- for $23 a bottle -- but the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission didn't. It had the rattlesnake rancher known as "Bayou Bob" arrested for selling liquor without a license. Bayou Bob says he'll fight the charges. The liquor -- he says -- was just a preservative for the snake.
Mar 10th, 2008 · Residents of a village in the Urals might have been surprised when the crew of a Russian tank stopped at a store to buy more vodka. Cell phone camera footage shows the purchase -- and then shows the tank smashing into a house. The army says the tank must have been malfunctioning.
Dec 13th, 2007 · A man in Germany was ordered to get rid of his liquids before boarding a plane. So he chugged his two pints of vodka, and nearly died of alcohol poisoning. Then, a woman in Santa Barbara, Calif., drove into a city Christmas tree that's 50-feet tall.
Jun 18th, 2007 · Sales of beer and wine are skyrocketing in Moscow, but most social gatherings are lubricated by vodka. The government says alcohol consumption in Russia has almost tripled since the end of communism. Store shelves teem with an explosion of new vodkas.
Aug 5th, 2006 · New laws in Russia have cleared many shop shelves of imported alcohol. Since oil money began pumping up portions of the Russian economy, cocktail tastes have expanded beyond vodka.