5 Things to Talk About During Happy Hour

This hump day marks the beginning of Milan Fashion Week, and as they say: when in Rome, drink as the Italians do. It’s basically always happy hour in Europe, so if you’re going to fully embrace the European-style aperitivo, you’ll need lots of talking points as you sip Negronis all night long. Here are five:

1. Drinking Milk with Broad City

Fans of Broad City know that there’s nothing these ladies love more than smoking weed, video chatting and farting. This new video series includes all of the above, plus lots of milk and cereal.

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2. What Restaurant Menus Are Actually Saying

In his new book, “The Language of Food,” linguist Dan Jurafsky takes a closer look at food descriptions on menus, Yelp reviews and the etymology of words like “ketchup.” Among other things, Jurafsky learned that: “reviews of expensive restaurants are more likely to use sexual metaphors, while the food at cheaper restaurants tends to be compared to drugs.” [NYTimes]

3. Central Perk Coffee Shop Opens IRL in NYC 

In honor of the 20th anniversary of Friends, a replica of the show’s “Central Perk” coffee shop opened today in SoHo, right near the MR office. A line of fans waiting to get their picture taken on the iconic orange couch has stretched around the block all day long. [BuzzFeed]

4. Fashion Designers Get Juice’d

Everyone knows that the fashion crowd loves their juice, but things are getting really serious now that some designers literally have flavors with their names on them. A London-based juice press called Blend & Press offers flavors like Kale Lagerfeld, Aloe Vera Wang and Cacao Chanel. Which one would you choose? [The Coveteur]

5. Drinking Carrot Juice Helps Isabel Marant’s Tan

In a question-and-answer session with Harper’s Bazaar, Isabel Marant reveals her tanning secrets: “I’ve noticed that I tan easily without being in the sun when I drink a glass of carrot juice.” We also learn that Marant wanted to be a volcanologist growing up and that “marrant” means “funny” in French. [Harpers Bazaar]

Cheers! Salute!

Photo of Isabel Marant shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin via IsabelMarant.com.