I like beer. A lot. So when our guides announced that they were taking us to a “local bar” after dinner one evening, we were pretty excited. While our hotel bar was more than adequate, we would rather stay in the city for a few more hours than be confined to our island [...]

The background music reminds me of something from a 1980s Nintendo game.

North Korea’s latest launch is not missiles, but a TV advertising campaign for a locally-brewed beer.
In a rare nod to commercial motives in the resolutely communist nation, the TV advert features a thirsty worker holding a mug of frothy beer.
Young women in traditional Korean [...]

Because “I’ll have a half-liter of (insert beer here)” just sounds lame:
The European Parliament voted to allow the continued use of the pint and the mile on Tuesday, sparing British drinkers from having to order half liters and Irish drivers from staying below 110 kilometers an hour. Before the measure passed, Britain and Ireland, the [...]