A University of Illinois at Chicago study recently confirmed what some writers have been trying to prove for centuries: Alcohol enhances creativity. According to the study, a moderate alcoholic high loosens a person's focus, making it easier to find connections between remotely related ideas. Of course, innumerable authors have taken this theory a step further, purporting that if two drinks are good for the creative process, then a thermos full of sherry must be better. Ultimately, many of them became, as Irish poet Brendan Behan so eloquently put it, "drinker[s] with writing problems." Here are the libations of choice of scribes known as much for their brilliant writing as their prolific (and sometimes tragic) partying.

Do you like drinking outside? Sure. We all do. It’s a chance to get some fresh air, vitamin D and take selfies with colorful cocktails. But how do you know which bar patio is the best place to enjoy your simmering summer evening or Saturday afternoon with alcohol in hand? Solution: We made a list.

Nestled in the industrial belly button of Camp Washington, equidistant from the I-75 on-ramp, River City Correctional Center and everyone’s favorite salt dome, is an unassuming and unexpected oasis: the Camp Washington Urban Farm.

Walking into a DANCEFIX class at the Cincinnati Ballet center on a Saturday morning is a bit like walking into a mid-summer tent revival. The air is humid and slightly salty from the evaporated sweat of a previous workout; little kids in pink leotards buzz around the lobby while parents try to catch them and stuff them into jackets; and an unexpected velvet-gray French bulldog comes bounding out of nowhere, chasing a ball.