Someone got absinthe approved by the ATF for the first time in 95 years by bringing the levels of thujone down.  Will be available in NYC by the end of May.  The Times writer, Brendan I. Koerner, who sampled some while watching basketball said:

And the buzz has an odd way of focusing the mind — I’ve rarely been so entranced by the swish of a basketball net.

Hmm…may have to try some.