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Looking at Women (again) and its discontents

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jul 26, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Amanda at Pandagon has a nice post up about an issue that we’ve done some talkin’ ’bout here at MAID — men and their looking at women. She’s annoyed not with men (like us) who like looking at attractive women, but rather with men who...

I'll Be Back

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 2, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

As some of you know, I bought a bar (actually, a building with a bar downstairs and an apartment up, and actually, not just I but I and three partners) here in Turners Falls, MA. The project has shifted, recently from planning and demo to execution, to rebuilding a...

It's 'cause the gays

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jul 28, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

And I was wondering why I’m so bad about writing thank-you notes. It’s not because I’m a procrastinating, insensitive prick. But rather … h/t Andrew

Is there a correlation between the birth of my daughter and my diminished need to shower?

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 5, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Since Jolie was born two weeks ago, I’ve noticed (or believe that I’ve noticed) the following physiological changes in myself: I’ve lost weight.I don’t seem to need my morning coffee nearly as much — i.e. I used to be very groggy until I...

Digby and the Tiny Silicone Penis

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jul 31, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

The blogger Digby, about whom I’ve written before (I think the proper English is "who I’ve written about before"), has a nice post up about the increasingly naked, and undeniably bizarre, Republican-ish fixation with various cartoon-y conceptions...
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