Should Gender Equality Extend to Drinking?

More women are drinking, and the women who drink are drinking more, in some cases matching their male peers. This is the kind of equality nobody was fighting for.

As she drank more, her career advanced. “It was like a one-of-the-guys kind of thing. In terms of success, people wanted to work with me. They’d be like, ‘Ugh, I have to work with X,’ you know, another girl. But with me, it’d be like, ‘Oh, this will be so fun.’ ” Rather than trying to hide how much she drank, she realized that her party-girl image would make her more relatable. “You have to be a bitch to survive—and then they’ll ... Full Story »

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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Dec. 8, 2008

A refreshing break from the heavy load of political distortions--prevarications articles, and scary reporting about who needs the latest bailout, is headed into bankruptcy, or how much we've lost on the stock market. Lots of interesting information about things I didn’t know.

When we were in the middle a production (film documentaries, commercials, etc.) there were a lot of 80-90-hour weeks with late night dinners ... More »

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by Derek Hawkins - Dec. 8, 2008

Not the most important topic, but an interesting read.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Dec. 8, 2008
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Dec. 8, 2008

This is an article that should have been written ago. The only problem is the author talks about women in positions of authority and not women who have ordinary jobs with two or three kids whose father is long gone.

I've never read an article about drinking where drugs are not mentioned. Every bar, party, or get together has someone who has drugs to give away ... More »

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