Starring resident bluesman Todd Mauldin and his son.
A quest for perfection turned Vironika Tugaleva into an urban legend.
Why I Blow-dry My Son’s Hair
October 10, 2012 By 27 Comments
It’s Okay to Want Sex
July 18, 2012 By 340 Comments
For Harris O’Malley, being willing to admit that he was interested in sex – and understanding that yes, women liked it as much as he did – made his relationships more authentic, and sex more collaborative.
My Father’s Ponytails: A Love Story
July 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
My father wants me to mix his ashes with the ponytails that he has saved in plastic bags. All things considered, this seems like a reasonable final directive.
Mr. Johnson, You Have AIDS
July 4, 2012 By 3 Comments
Switcheroo: A Confrontational Gender-Bending Experiment
July 3, 2012 By 71 Comments
Hana Pesut’s Switcheroo photos expose how gender and identity are defined by the clothing we choose to wear. Joanna Schroeder and her husband volunteer to participate in the experiment.
The Corn Curl Experiment
June 19, 2012 By 3 Comments
I Am Ronin
June 16, 2012 By 7 Comments
The Breech
April 19, 2012 By 13 Comments
Sean Davis gives a haunting first-person account of the inhumanity (and the humanity) of war.
Homo’s Odyssey
March 19, 2012 By 60 Comments
An unexpected breakdown on a family trip gave William Lucas Walker and his husband a chance to teach their kids what real family values are.
A Dark Road
January 15, 2012 By 13 Comments
Tom Matlack gives a very personal account of Civil Rights in a time and place where not much was civil–Mississipi, 1964
The Astoundingly Simple Truth About Masculinity and Goodness
January 5, 2012 By 10 Comments
Chained to a Madman: Charged With Grand Larceny at 19
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Eventually Steve Jaeger got himself on the right path, but not before he was shackled to a deranged prisoner who thought there was a witch inside of him.
The Pain of Being Poor: Masculinity and Manhood in a Recession
November 30, 2011 By 48 Comments
Yolo Akili brings us a reflective essay about unemployment and barber shop culture in black communities.
Flying Weather
November 28, 2011 By 18 Comments
After a love affair that fizzled and popped like a bubble, Steven Axelrod wonders what went wrong.
The Happy Hour Miscarriage in Paradise
November 24, 2011 By 23 Comments
How many times can you lose a child without even having one before things change?
Blood Spattered
October 3, 2011 By 15 Comments
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”
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