by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 11, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
(Please Note: This is a serialized follow-up essay to, and meant to be read after reading “Peep Show.” If you missed ’em, here’s part one and here’s part two and here’s part three) For many years I lived in an apartment that was one...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 12, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
This New York Times article, which is almost certainly behind a firewall by now, is about the ongoing series of “Man Law” commercials for Miller Lite beer. The Man Law premise is the upscale version, basically, of the Milwaukee’s Best Light...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 13, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
(Please Note: This is a serialized follow-up essay to, and meant to be read after reading “Peep Show.” If you missed ’em, here’s part one and here’s part two and here’s part three and here’s part four) Spring 2005. An old...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 14, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Manjecture #2: Everybody’s girlfriend is a vegetarian. This isn’t literally true, obviously, but I suggest that it has a general, manjectural kind of truth to it. Hugo Schwyzer, our Puritan friend, recently wrote about a recent study, done by the Newcastle...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 15, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
(Please Note: This is a serialized follow-up essay to, and meant to be read after reading “Peep Show.” If you missed ’em, here’s part one and here’s part two and here’s part three and here’s part four and here’s part...