The “Honky Tonk Doctor” Is In
Dianne Scott has spent the last 29 years working the door at Austin's iconic Continental Club as its self-described "social director and grand enforcer."
- story: Laurel Miller
- photo: Drew Anthony Smith
Backgammon’s Secret Celebrity Society
Mick Jagger. Diana Ross. Cher. In certain circles, 1970s nightlife was as synonymous with a once-dowdy parlor game as it was with disco and drugs. This is how it all…
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley
You Will 100% Take a Selfie in This Disco Hallway
The disco ball corridor is an Instagram magnet for club kids, drag queens and pretty much anyone who passes through it.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Instagram
The Reigning Queen of Waikiki Nightlife
Kanoelehua Miller has been dancing hula at the Halekulani since 1977. Her mission? To show that Hawaii is “more than Mai Tais.”
- story: Jennifer Fiedler
- photos: Jenny Sathngam
The Golden Age of Hipster Karaoke
Not long ago, an outlandish, anarchic form of karaoke ruled New York’s nightlife scene.
- story: Nathaniel Adams
- photo: Elann Danziger
Long Live the New York Piano Bar
A look at three very Manhattan piano bars, where you can request everything from Russian folk songs to Pavement and the Pixies.
- story: Kenny Herzog
- photos: Eric Medsker
Last Call: Stumbling Toward Faulkner’s Grave
A group of Oxford, Mississippi, bartenders showcase what their city looks like after closing time.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Ed Anderson
The Life and Times of the Vodka Red Bull
The rare cocktail in which the mixer costs more than the spirit, "Liquid Cocaine" was, in its heyday, as controversial as it was popular
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
One Last Night in Mexico City’s LGBT Time Warp
The bars and clubs around Avenida República de Cuba have long made up Mexico City’s queer nightlife hub. Now, after more than half a century, their future hangs in the…
- story: Michael Snyder
- photos: Andrea Tejeda Korkowski
Bar Review: Can the New Chumley’s Live Up to Its Iconic Past?
In Robert Simonson's "Bar Review," he offers a look at some of today’s most notable new venues. Here, he considers Chumley's, a historic speakeasy turned elite—and expensive—restaurant.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
