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Daniel Nester is Wicked Inappropriate

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 5, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

While I despise the self-congratulatoriness of those who've left NY or SF or other Big Towns for this here Valley (and those who've never moved to cities in the first place) because everything and everyone is just so awesome here, I also am one of those...

a word about d. sedaris / a tear-jerker video of a heroic dog-dog rescue

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 9, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

I went to see David Sedaris at the gorgeous old (and recently restored) Colonial Theater in Pittsfield. The last time I saw Sedaris read was about ten years ago, in Palo Alto. Back when we started this blog, I insisted on his being included in our "Mantheon"...

Barack Winning the Nobel a good thing? / I AM here to make friends!

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 13, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Of course, my immediate response was YAY! but Rush & Glenn Beck & co. are gonna have a field day with Barack's Nobel. More proof of Black-Power Commie Hitler selling us out overseas. That said, it's a great thing in and of itself and in that it will...

more on the No-bama-bel

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 17, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Below is Rachel Maddow's fine rundown of the whole hoo-ha. Unlike other mainstream-left discussions of the Nobel, seems less rationalization than explanation/exploration. Also, my old high school friend Kirk, who posts here sometime too, responded to my sharing of...

45 is my new 45

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 27, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

(Hey so I'm posting this above what's below it, about ten hours later, as if this were an actual blog in which you could have multiple posts on a page, one on top of the other, the most recentest at the top) There was a part I was too lazy to re-post (see...
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