Wayne Curtis
Recent articles by Wayne Curtis
Supersized Cocktails
The drinking man’s case for smaller servings.
Houses of the Future
In New Orleans, a new kind of house is rising from the ruins of Katrina. Cheap, green, and radically hip, it may change architecture for a generation.
The World on the Rocks
For fans of the legendary cocktail writer Charles H. Baker, the contents of a drink are less compelling than the story behind it.
How the West Was Drunk
The natural habitat of the Picon Punch—among Basque shepherds, in the wilds of California—is its great appeal.
Cold Fusion
Ice—the most neglected of cocktail ingredients—can ruin a drink or make it come alive.
Cocktails of the Past
The subtle art of raising long-deceased spirits from the dead.
All the Street’s a Stage
New Orleans still has a way of making you feel as if you’ve been tippling, even when you’re stone sober.
Old-Fashioned
Our correspondent toasts a growing trend: the return of the classic cocktail.
The Bitter Beginning
Learning to love a bracing Italian liqueur.
Land of Green Gables
[Web-only: Slideshow: Anne's Land narrated by Wayne Curtis]
The Mother-In-Law of All Storms
Our correspondent, in exile from his New Orleans home, keeps tabs on Hurricane Gustav with the help of TV and Twitter.
The Travel Advisory
How to see Bartlesville in style.
Little Skyscraper on the Prairie
A rare Frank Lloyd Wright tower—one of his most bizarre buildings ever—rises high above the Oklahoma plains. [Web only: Slideshow: "The Price is Wright"]
The Trip Advisory: Tune In, Turn Left
Where to go on the Web for travel advice.
Weni, Widi, Wiki
Our correspondent visits Seattle with only the hive mind of the Internet as his guide.
In Twain’s Wake
Mint juleps and Magic Fingers on the Mississippi [Web only: Video: Mississippi Melodies]
The Travel Advisory
A guide to steamboat cruises down the Mississippi River.
The Travel Advisory
What to do, where to stay, and where to eat at Lake Atitlan.
The Grateful Living
Old hippies and New Agers commune along the shores of Guatemala’s Lake Atitlán. [Web only: Slideshow: "On the Shores of Lake Atitlán."]
Motel Paradiso
In Florida, a quest for the classic family motel [Web only: Slideshow: "Motel Nostalgia."]
The Travel Advisory
A guide to the motels of the Florida coastline.
Off to the Races
Watching the people, playing the ponies, and drinking the water in Saratoga Springs.
The Travel Advisory
What to see and do in Iceland.
In Hot Water
Midwinter pool hopping in Iceland.
Greetings from Airworld!
Six days in five airports—a survivor’s guide.
The Father of the Pina Colada?
Visitors to Barbados can see where George Washington slept—really.
Back to the Future
Which way is the new Las Vegas Monorail heading?
The Old Man and the Daiquiri
A pilgrimage through Hemingway's Havana.
The Iceberg Wars
Competition for one of Newfoundland's chief natural resources heats up.
No Room at the Inn
Whatever happened to the NO VACANCY sign?
Maginot Mailbox
Bat-hoisting vandals, beware.
Uncivil Aviation
How a small city's airport became the capital of air rage.
The Tiki Wars
How do we distinguish the historic from the sentimental?