by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 15, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
A request. Please read THIS then THIS before proceeding. Thanks. After 25 years of choosing jobs almost solely based on making time to pursue “my art,” and just as many years of procrastinating making said art, of sorta kinda making said art now and then,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 26, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Every night, On Alan Colmes’ show (I’m kinda on an Alan tear lately), people call in and complain that anyone who criticizes the president is labelled a racist. Of course, then they usually go on to say how they’re tired of paying taxes so that...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 29, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Scam isn’t exactly the word I’m looking for, really. Con? Not that either. . . Racket! That’s the Word I’m looking for. The Advanced Placement system, at least when it comes to English language and literature, is a big racket. Okay,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 30, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Here’s the first para of a blog post from Tim Wise. Click anywhere down there to read the rest. “Let’s play a game, shall we? The name of the game is called “Imagine.” The way it’s played is simple: we’ll envision recent...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jul 7, 2010 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Tomorrow (Wednesday), from noon to 1pm, The Colin McEnroue show on WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, is doing a show about “the state of men and masculinity in today’s culture” and I’ve been invited to sit on the panel with Christina Sommers who...
