Contemplating sobriety and hope Who decides when you are sober? Well, everyone. There is no 100% applicable baseline for addiction. It looks different on everyone. But by the time I was seventeen, I had a White Girl Pill Problem down pat. I am just over three years sober; I still have the occasional drink or joint, so I’m not passing any piss tests, but I haven’t picked up a pill off the floor of the Eras Tour, or any event like it, in three years. These days, sobriety has its own buzz. A low...

What we owe ourselves On 30th January 2026, the American Department of Justice released “the last batch” of evidence in connection to Jeffrey Epstein’s conviction of federal sex trafficking charges. I will not be looking at these files. I have absolutely no interest in seeing evidence of children getting abused, raped, and murdered. The files include not only photographs that the investigators working with the DOJ took; they also include photographs and videos taken by Jeffrey Epstein and his...

The wellness industry's new flagships are dubious There is a particular kind of optimism required to believe your body image issues will be resolved by something Kourtney Kardashian is selling as Lemme Burn, Lemme Curb, or Lemme Tone.  The modern supplement aisle is arranged to be a chapel: soothing labels and soft colours mixed with words that imply both science and behavioural absolution. Cleanse. Burn. Detox. Reset.  The promises are vague enough to evade scrutiny and specific enough to...