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The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020

  • Written by Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Institute for Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
The icy backstory to that 'clink clink' you'll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020Ice with a slice of history.Instants/Getty Images

If ever there was a year to toast drawing to an end, it’s 2020. Over the festive period, people around the world will be raising a glass to better times ahead.

Accompanying sighs of relief will likely be the subtle tinkling of ice.

In researching a book on the social, medical and moral history...

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