Kirk Miller

Currently InsideHook’s longest-serving resident at 10+ years, Sr. Lifestyle Editor Kirk Miller has been toiling away for decades (literally) as a writer and editor in New York. His love affair with journalism began at the University of Michigan, where he quickly realized interviewing bands for the Michigan Daily was far more fun than whatever his Political Science degree would eventually bring.

After a move to New York, Kirk has amassed an impressive CV at publications both respected and forgotten. His full-time editor roles include years at Rolling Stone and Stuff (RIP); an Editor-in-Chief position at CO-ED (where he interviewed everyone from Jennifer Garner to Jeb Bush); and a five-year stint as the lead editor at Metromix New York, which is where his love affair of drinks culture truly flourished.

Kirk has also written for Time Out, Spin, Maxim, Entertainment Weekly, Revolver and also dozens of publications and websites that no longer exist. Best interview? Obviously Dave Grohl.

After years as InsideHook's Nation Editor and Managing Editor, Kirk's current role has him focusing on the worlds of alcohol and technology (with a few dashes of pop culture and travel). He will probably never leave NYC, the best and most annoying city in the world.

All Articles From Kirk Miller
A chef looks out within an empty restaurant. Hospitality staffing remains an issue during the latter stage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Restaurants Are Severely Understaffed, And No One Agrees on Why

Chefs, owners and workers all offer up their own takes on the current staffing crisis

Bottles of Baijiu Chinese spirit are displayed at a bar in central London on May 15, 2019

Why You've Never Heard of the World's Five Most Valuable Spirits

These Chinese producers are worth up to 15 times more than the largest U.S. booze brand

otterbox venture 65 cooler, now on sale

OtterBox Is Taking Up to 30% Off Its Rugged Coolers

Their Venture line of drinks holders is made in the USA and certified bear-resistant

Guy Fieri doing his take on chicken and waffles at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival

How to Pull Off a Giant Food Festival in the Last Days of the Pandemic

At South Beach, Guy Fieri and his Food Network friends partied like it was 2019

The Amazon.com, Inc. BHM1 fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama

In a Leaked Pamphlet, Amazon Refers to Its Warehouse Workers as "Industrial Athletes"

Wondering why the shopping giant reports so many work-related injuries?

Bruno Mars at a bar with the four expressions of SelvaRey, the rum he co-owns

Review: Bruno Mars Has a Rum, But That’s Not the Full Story

SelvaRey is an excellent single-estate rum that pre-dates the “Uptown Funk” singer’s involvement

A hand closing a laptop computer

More Countries Are Banning Emails and Calls From Bosses During Off-Hours

Employees want the "right to disconnect" from their workplace, but flexible hours and WFH scenarios have made the idea more difficult

The Instant Air Purifier from Instant Brands

What's the Next Instant Pot? It Might Be This Air Purifier From the Makers of the Instant Pot.

Does this multi-faceted air filter really "remove 99.9% of the virus that causes Covid-19," as the company claims?

Screenwriter of the Year John Logan during The 8th Annual Hollywood Film Festival Awards Ceremony in 2004

A James Bond Screenwriter Is Unnecessarily Worried About 007's Legacy

"Skyfall" and "Spectre" scribe John Logan outlined his worries about the new Amazon-MGM deal. But any change to the Bond films might be a good one.

Igloo 70 qt IMX cooler in grey, now on sale at Ace Hardware

These Igloo Coolers Will Keep Your Drinks Frosty at a Nice Discount

Take up to $30 off these rugged coolers in various sizes

A smoked cocktail at the Petrossian Bar in Las Vegas

The Home Bartender’s Guide to Smoked Cocktails

How a smoking gun and some wood chips will change your drinking habits

Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest founder and CEO, and founder of the Uncle Nearest Venture Fund

Uncle Nearest Launches $50M Venture Fund to Help BIPOC and Women-Owned Spirits Brands

The fastest-growing whiskey brand in U.S. history will help other minority-owned companies

SpaceX founder Elon Musk gestures to the audience after being recognized by U.S. President Donald Trump at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building following the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will rendezvous and dock with the International Space Station, becoming the first people to launch into space from American soil since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011.

CEOs of S&P 500 Companies Once Again See Record Compensation

According to the annual Wall Street Journal pay rankings, a pandemic year was still good for company leaders

A bottle of Lost Lantern's American Vatted Malt release on a desk with a map

Review: Sourced From All Over the US, Lost Lantern Is a Whiskey Nerd’s Dream

Unique releases from your favorite craft distilleries, all under one label

Sweet Tooth, a new sci-fi show on Netflix

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for June

Including Netflix’s strangest show yet and the long-awaited premiere of “Kevin Can Go F--- Himself”

Bran and Rocco, two detection dogs being used by a whisky maker in Scotland

A Huge Scotch Distillery Just Hired These Adorable Detection Dogs for a Secret Project

Bran and Rocco are here to sniff out the bad barrels