Absinthe, often called “the green fairy,” is an emerald-hued spirit steeped in myth, history and allure. It has captured the imaginations of artists, writers and connoisseurs for centuries, becoming ...

Is There Something to Be Learned from the Absinthe Case? What we can learn from the example of absinthe in France (and by later experiences with smoking), is that social inequalities in health as a ...

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The word “spirit” is a homonym with two meanings. Spirit can refer to a ghost or a libation. Either way, both meanings are icy. This is the story of a resurrected spirit. Absinthe ...

The War of 1812 wasn’t going well for the Americans. We know that much. Just a few months earlier, in August 1814, British forces had sacked Washington and torched the White House, sending President ...

Did you know there’s an Absinthe Museum in the Île-de-France region? In conjunction with this year’s Rendez-vous aux jardins, which will take place the weekend of June 5–7, ...

It is this latter aspect of the public reaction against absinthe that is of interest to public health professionals. It shows how general norms and values changed within a time frame of several ...