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Why does intoxication absolve men of rape and make women culpable for being raped?
This week I learned about “intoxication loopholes” in consent legislation.
Oct 1
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I went to an adult lady sleepover party
On comfort zones, canned cocktails, sneaky thoughts, and an appreciation for the absurd.
Sep 10
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Katie MacBride
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Am I a big ol’ hypocrite?
It’s easy to say that Pitt’s sobriety is none of our business, but what if he hired a PR firm to make it our business?
Aug 20
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Katie MacBride
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Joanna Ruth Shields and the Appearance Trap
Why are we more surprised that a 37-year-old backpacker died from alcohol withdrawal than from a violent attack?
Aug 6
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Katie MacBride
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Ex-drunk in the city
On remembering the most important rule of recovery (and forgetting who I thought I was supposed to be).
Jul 16
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Katie MacBride
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What we can learn from Hunter Biden owning his past
It’s not about ‘sticking it to MAGA trolls,’ Biden’s personal politics, or his new internet fanbase—it’s about humanizing people with addiction and…
Jun 11
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Katie MacBride
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All the shadows we do not see
Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, and pictures that never tell the full story.
May 28
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Katie MacBride
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Bill Wilson's unfulfilled deathbed request
I think someone should have given him the whiskey. My take on a classic piece of Bill Wilson lore.
Apr 30
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Katie MacBride
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I went to my first recovery meeting in more than a decade
How running from my brain and flaking on book club showed me that the 'group' part of my recovery isn't over.
Apr 2
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Katie MacBride
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Drinking after 25 years of sobriety
And the one thing I know to be absolutely, infuriatingly true.
Mar 5
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Katie MacBride
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My sobriety can now buy cigarettes and lottery tickets
Plus: Relapse nightmares, a cartoonishly accurate metaphor, and why I write this newsletter.
Jan 22
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Katie MacBride
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Who should have known about my drinking?
I didn’t tell you the truth about my substance use because, until very late in the game, I refused to believe it.
Jan 1
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Katie MacBride
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