by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Mar 18, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I was exposed to Dan Reeder, a California blues/singer-songwriter type, through the Showtime show Weeds, which used his "Work Song" in a Season 1 episode. The song consists entirely of Reeder, harmonizing with himself, singing "I got all the fucking...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 6, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
We live in a world in which young women compete, on television, to be Paris Hilton's best friend. I watched five minutes. A young woman sat in a hot tub with Paris. In voiceover, the contestant's voice: "I really want her to know that I'm not here to...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 12, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Hello Dear Readers,Just wanted to drop you a line. I'm not around so much these next weeks. I'm in Albany with my mom, who's getting ready to leave this world. If you know her from my writing, you know that we have an etremely close, intense, mostly...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 12, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Hey, gang,I'm finally recovering from election night celebration and am ready to start celebrating some more. Please add a comment or something celebratory about this "historic" election. Add a link!I wish that more positive words were being used than...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Mar 26, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Lately I’ve been thinking about what’s offensive to whom and why. Not only is offensiveness subjective, but I’ve found that it’s often in great flux – that is, what people find objectionable depends on the situation (a la ethics) and can...