Over at McSweeney’s, sign language interpreter Kaden Mack writes… Dear People Who, When I Tell Them I Am an American Sign Language Interpreter, Tell Me How Difficult They Imagine Braille Is to Learn/Read Books With, Every ASL interpreter has had this experience. Multiple, multiple times. It makes no sense. There are so many of you. [...]
An Open Letter to People Who Say Silly Things to Sign Language Interpreters
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Photo of the Day
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Jesse Kornbluth on Freedom
September 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel, Freedom, landed him on the cover of Time and earned him the title of the “Great American Novelist.” We’re all planning to read it but haven’t had the time yet. For one thing, it’s 562 pages long. For another, we’re terribly overworked and need to catch up on laundry and Curb [...]
Inside a Classroom of At-Risk 9th-Grade Boys
September 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
One of our favorite Good Men Project Magazine columnists is Suzanne Rosenwasser, who chronicles life inside a classroom of at-risk teenage boys. As challenging as the boys can be, they’re also endlessly fascinating—and often inspirational. Be sure to check out the latest installment of Rosenwasser’s Believing in Boys, where she writes about trying to teach [...]
Male Porn Stars Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places
September 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you’ve ever watched porn, or lied about watching porn, or wondered what it might be like to “act” in porn, or generally pondered porn’s place in our collective consciousness (unconsciousness?), have we got the story for you. Susannah Breslin—who has written extensively about the porn industry—takes us inside the world of male porn stars. [...]
Jon Stewart for the Weekend
September 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
Paid Paternity Leave Means Swedish Dads Got It Made
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The Peanut Paste That Could End World Hunger
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Did the Fanny Pack Come with the Rocket Launcher?
September 3, 2010 By 2 Comments
The News—Your Friday Hurricane Edition
September 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s what’s good feeding on this fine Friday morning. Hurricane Earl Sideswipes North Carolina; Weakly Eyes Massachusetts Hurricane Earl may have weakened in its approach to the North Carolina coast, but it still packed a punch at winds exceeding 100 mph. Most local residents in danger zones had already evacuated when it [...]
Andy Roddick Cries Over Foot Fault, Loses
September 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
No, You're Not Crazy, You're Just Young
September 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
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“I think men should reclaim Creep, after all if being a Slut is something to be proud of then Creep can be lionised as well.”
This comment was by Transhuman on the post Is Creep-Shaming Real?