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Make Spirits Right

We teamed up with Jameson to curate some festive cocktails for epic reunions this holiday season.

Make Spirits Right - Thrillist

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Drink

Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

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I feel like hot drinks kind of have a bad rap.

How to Make Hot Cocktails That Actually Taste Good

Tip These Queens

We’re assembling a dynamic task force of legendary drag performers to offer up their life lessons in and around cocktail culture, served with a stiff dose of etiquette and the occasional read.

Tip These Queens: Life Lessons from Legendary Drag Performers

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To call Biblegirl “enterprising” would be a massive understatement.

How Biblegirl Is Leveling Up

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The dozen or so weeks between Labor Day and the holiday season feel like the Thursday of the calendar year.

5 Fall Punch Recipes to Achieve Autumnal Bliss 

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Merrie Cherry is a centerpiece of Brooklyn drag, helping to found some of the scene’s most venerable institutions.

Merrie Cherry’s Reign Is Just Beginning

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Miz Jade is an educator, dancer, and activist who has seen it all in her career.

Miz Jade Wants Us to Hold on to Our Power

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Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars season four winner Monét X Change has had an extremely full schedule ever since her win.

How Monét X Change Has Used Her Voice After Drag Race Win

Drag queen Sabel Scities got her start in the Portland scene, but has since made a name for herself everywhere from Hawaii to Fire Island.

How Sabel Scities Embraces Island Life

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Nicky Doll was the first francophone drag queen to grace the main stage of Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

How Nicky Doll Found Herself By Becoming Someone Else

Well-Stirred

Recommendations for the best liquor and cocktails out there, and the stories of the people behind it.

Well-Stirred: Recommending the Best Liquors & Cocktails Out There

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One of our favorite things to do as a platonic couple is to go to H Mart, the iconic Korean grocery store, roam the aisles, and talk shit.

How To Plan Your Next Cocktail Menu at H Mart

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If you ask us, Valentine’s Day is an extremely whatever holiday.

How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Ridiculous Cocktails

I first met Essa Noche in the Summer of 2019, late on a Thursday night at WALLBREAKER, a monthly fundraising show at Macri Park in Williamsburg that raises money for causes like Queer Detainee Empowerment Project, Black Trans Travel Fund, and New Sanctuary Coalition.

Drag Queen Essa Noche Is Having a Moment

Doing “fancy” techniques at home can be daunting.

How to Make Hot Cocktails That Actually Taste Good

Avoid these three mistakes.

How Biblegirl Is Leveling Up

This merch queen talks video games, graphic design, and imposter syndrome.

5 Fall Punch Recipes to Achieve Autumnal Bliss

Cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg abound.

Merrie Cherry’s Reign Is Just Beginning

The ‘Dragula’ star talks working through grief, growing pains, and the Brooklyn drag scene.

Miz Jade Wants Us to Hold on to Our Power

We chat about mental health, veganism, and sharing inclusive stories with kids.

How Monét X Change Has Used Her Voice After Drag Race Win

We chat with the NYC queen about her podcast, new summer anthem, and future makeup line.

How Sabel Scities Embraces Island Life

This funny, flirty queen talks Hawaiian gay bars and shares a Mai Tai recipe.

How Nicky Doll Found Herself By Becoming Someone Else

This sickening fashion queen talks growing up global and the art of drag.

How To Plan Your Next Cocktail Menu at H Mart

Turns out the iconic Korean grocery store is filled with boozy inspiration.

How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Ridiculous Cocktails

Since Valentine’s Day is a whatever holiday, here’s a quick guide to what to drink on this very weird day.

Drag Queen Essa Noche Is Having a Moment

This Brooklyn babe will teach you a thing or two about painting and pouring.

Doing Fancy Bartending Techniques at Home Is Easier Than You Think

How to “fat wash,” infuse delicious syrups, make clear, nearly-perfect ice cubes, and more.