Can you really win the lottery every single time you play? In a word, yes. In two words, heck yes.
About Oliver Lee Bateman
Oliver Lee Bateman is one of the founders of the Moustache Club of America and Penny & Farthing, blogzines specializing in flash fiction and creative nonfiction that he co-curates with web developer Erik Hinton, medical consultant Nathan Zimmerman, and freelance writer Christie Chapman. He is a lawyer as well as an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. Follow him on Twitter @MoustacheClubUS or Google.
The Buffest Nation on Earth: An Essay About Male Bodies
May 10, 2013 By 4 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman discusses Pain & Gain director Michael Bay’s problems with male body image.
Can Sports Save Us?
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Oliver Lee Bateman explains why we should pay closer attention to the sports that we watch.
Male Bodies and the Lies We Tell About Them: The Making and Faking of Professional Wrestling
May 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
What can a “sport” built around fakery and deception teach us about the lies men tell themselves?
It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, It’s Whether You Win: High Stakes in College Football Coaching
May 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Can you alma mater afford to fire its head football coach if he fails to win a national title? Can it afford not to?
The Impossibility of the Closet
April 26, 2013 By 4 Comments
The “is he or isn’t he?” saga of former NFL All-Pro Kerry Rhodes suggests that keeping silent about one’s sexuality may no longer be an option.
The Perfect Male Body
April 13, 2013 By 12 Comments
In the first of a series of posts about the objectification of the “ideal” male body, Oliver Lee Bateman examines the life and times of fitness entrepreneur Joe Weider.
Why I Hate Wrestling Video Games
April 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
Oliver Lee Bateman laments the inability of game developers to produce a video game that captures the unique charms of professional wrestling.
Studies Prove Bigger Is Better
April 10, 2013 By 6 Comments
Not all attention-grabbing newspaper headlines are created equal, argues Oliver Lee Bateman.
Mike Rice Loses His Sh*t: On Masculinity and Anger
April 2, 2013 By 3 Comments
There’s a not-so-fine line between assertive leadership and chucking basketballs at your players’ heads. Mike Rice Jr. crossed that line.
On (LGBT) Rights and Wrongs
March 27, 2013 By 2 Comments
Does same-sex marriage represent the final frontier in the movement for LGBT rights? Should it?
Pope Francis, Tom Cruise, and the Power of Belief
March 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
If Tom Cruise were to ascend to the position of Chairman of Religious Technology for the Church of Scientology, his coronation would be met with little besides smarmy jokes from chat-show hosts.
The NFL Draft and the Objectification of Men
March 13, 2013 By 2 Comments
If you’ve got anything resembling a conscience–and I don’t claim to have much of one–objectifying others in the normal course of business is an unpleasant thing to do.
Would You Use Performance-Enhancing Drugs?
February 18, 2013 By 5 Comments
Is it ethically defensible to “treat” a healthy individual so that he can excel in a given career? Is it ethically defensible to deny him that treatment?
They’re All Lying to You: Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore, Photoshop, PEDs, and the Paranoid Style in American Journalism
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Want the “truth” about breaking news stories like Lance Armstrong’s PED confession and the Manti Te’o affair? Oliver Lee Bateman argues that there isn’t any to be discovered.
Lance Armstrong Owes Me an Apology for that Apology
February 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
All of these fallen stars are begging for our forgiveness, but their vague, evasive apologies give us no sense of what they’re sorry for having done.
“I’m happy I have a wife, and having two people both contributing across the board goes a long way.”
This is a comment by Lars Fisher on the post “I’d Benefit From a Traditional Wife”.