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What a Female Pro Wrestler Taught Me About Courage

NC Harrison reflects on the career-ending injury suffered by his favorite female pro wrestler, a woman whose achievements he admired and whose hurts he understood.

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How to Win the Lottery Every Single Time You Play

May 18, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 2 Comments

Can you really win the lottery every single time you play? In a word, yes. In two words, heck yes.

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The Meister Piece: Nadia Comaneci

May 17, 2013 By Susie Meister Leave a Comment

MTV’s Susie Meister speaks with gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci, the first woman to score a perfect 10 in Olympic competition.

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On Strength, Beauty, and Strongman Contests

May 15, 2013 By N. C. Harrison 3 Comments

Strongman NC Harrison is comfortable in his very large body, even if he confounds the expectations of others.

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The Buffest Nation on Earth: An Essay About Male Bodies

May 10, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 4 Comments

Oliver Lee Bateman discusses Pain & Gain director Michael Bay’s problems with male body image.

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Can Sports Save Us?

May 8, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman Leave a Comment

Oliver Lee Bateman explains why we should pay closer attention to the sports that we watch.

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Male Bodies and the Lies We Tell About Them: The Making and Faking of Professional Wrestling

May 3, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 3 Comments

What can a “sport” built around fakery and deception teach us about the lies men tell themselves?

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It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, It’s Whether You Win: High Stakes in College Football Coaching

May 1, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 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?

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Why I Decided to Interview the Westboro Baptist Church

April 29, 2013 By Susie Meister 4 Comments

Can we learn something from the Westboro Baptist Church? Susie Meister thinks so.

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The Impossibility of the Closet

April 26, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 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.

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2013 NFL/Bravolebrity Mock Draft

April 24, 2013 By Jim Jividen Leave a Comment

Jim Jividen has combined his two loves: the Bravo channel and the NFL Draft.

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This Is Not A Pipe: Why I Stopped Tearing Up the American Flag

April 20, 2013 By Jim Jividen 1 Comment

If that’s what it takes to pay the bills, an older and wiser Jim Jividen will kiss any flag that’s placed in front of him.

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Should We Forgive Chris Brown?

April 19, 2013 By Susie Meister 9 Comments

By accepting Chris Brown’s apology and consuming his products, are we saying domestic abuse is forgivable?

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The Perfect Male Body

April 13, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 12 Comments

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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.

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Why I Hate Wrestling Video Games

April 10, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 2 Comments

Oliver Lee Bateman laments the inability of game developers to produce a video game that captures the unique charms of professional wrestling.

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Studies Prove Bigger Is Better

April 10, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 6 Comments

Not all attention-grabbing newspaper headlines are created equal, argues Oliver Lee Bateman.

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Wrestlemania 29 Preview

April 4, 2013 By Jim Jividen Leave a Comment

Wrestling expert Jim Jividen previews Wrestlemania 29 and ranks every single Wrestlemania match in the pay-per-view’s long and storied history.

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HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.

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