by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 5, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
. . . I just stumbled across this piece, "Why I Didn't Report My Date Rape," this morning, by Moe Tkacik, whom I'd never read before. Without taking sides, and to be as bland as I possibly can in the name of just gettting this out there fast,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 10, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
As best as I can figure, I was 8-11 or so when I became obsessed with Kwai Chang Caine, hero of the TV show "Kung Fu." (Hawkeye Pierce and Bugs Bunny also made that list, fyi.). He met so many of my requirements for a hero: he was sensitive, moral,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 22, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I'm sitting in the airport, which is eerily empty, waiting to board a flight to Newark. When I get there, I've got a four hour layover (anyone wanna come hang out?), then off to Daytona Beach, of all places, where I and hundreds of high school teachers, grad...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jul 2, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
(the post is mostly about Michael, the poster's all about Farrah.) mamasaymamasamamakoosah. (if you don't know, you better ask somebody) The happiest, luckiest man in America on Thursday evening? Mark Sanford of course. His bumbling, rambling, crazytalking...
