“This is why pirates wore eyepatches. You want some night vision as soon as you get in there.”
Ten Things I’ve Learned About Walking into a Bucket of Blood in a Strange Town (and Getting Out Alive)
February 20, 2013 By 8 Comments
My Bloody Valentine [1997]
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Andy Bodle meets the girl of his dreams at a comedy gig, but what he learns about her grows increasingly disturbing.
Why I Didn’t Go To Your Show (And Why You Probably Won’t Go To Mine)
February 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
Josh Bowman explains why he didn’t go to your show. It’s not personal.
Is Addiction a Choice?
January 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
Cameron Brown wants us to look at how addicts — and their family and friends — look at the word ‘choice’.
Partying Doesn’t Have to Mean Risking Rape
January 22, 2013 By 33 Comments
Can we create a safer party culture for all?
Learning To Be Alone Again
January 12, 2013 By 4 Comments
After ten years of marriage, Nathan Graziano is finding being alone a different challenge from his old single days.
Bar Etiquette: How to Treat Your Bartender
January 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
How to get a bartender’s attention and build a rapport for a better bar experience for you both.
Why I’m Quitting Drinking in 2013
January 4, 2013 By 4 Comments
I’ve finally realized I’m no longer ‘one of the lads’ but a ‘binge drinking father figure.’
I Became an Escort
January 2, 2013 By 20 Comments
Felicity Hodgman treated affairs like a drug, and men as disposable.
Telling
January 1, 2013 By 5 Comments
What do you do when you know your friend has cheated on his girlfriend?
“Is there ever a circumstance where the victim shoulders some of the blame/responsibility for their assault? For me the answer is no.”
December 19, 2012 By 35 Comments
This comment is by Nadine, to Archy, on the post “Rape Culture: What it is and how it works?”
I’d Rather Risk Rape Than Quit Partying
December 10, 2012 By 188 Comments
Alcohol and drugs dissolve clear boundaries of consent. Mostly that works out okay. Sometimes it doesn’t.
Cold Mashed Potatoes and Warm Memories
November 28, 2012 By 2 Comments
CJ Kaplan drinks way too much at his high school reunion and has a great time anyway.
How to Get Drunk
November 10, 2012 By 7 Comments
Josh Bowman is spending the next couple of weeks offering tips on how to do basic activities (you’re welcome). Today: getting drunk.
What I Learned from 9 Weeks of Sobriety
October 29, 2012 By 13 Comments
Why Mike Nicholson took a self-imposed hiatus from drinking, how his friends responded, and what he learned from the experience.
“I was 22. First time ever black-out drunk, first time having sex. No consent, no condom, no remembrance of it happening, better yet enjoying it.”
But it’s the stories that get told that help give a collective understanding of a word so powerful that some people are afraid to say it out loud.