Sex & Drugs Made Me a Man

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Jesse Kornbluth thinks character and hard work are great and all, but this essay is about women (oh, and drugs too).

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Man-to-Man With James Franco

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James Franco on trying not to obsess over girls, reading on the toilet, and how he used to be a pain in the ass to work with.

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A Junk-Tank Like Me

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When you’re an addict, “It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you don’t care enough.”

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In the Army Now: A Report from Iraq

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Army Lieutenant Newman McKay has been in Iraq for one month. This is what he’s learned: 1) It’s hot. 2) The trek to the bathroom is no fun. 3) Never, ever, order the breakfast burrito.

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Here’s the Bad News, Son

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What’s a dad to do when he wants a baby girl but gets a baby boy? If you’re Steve Almond, you freak the hell out.

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A Son’s Life Sentence

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Jay Cooper was only two when his father was sent away for a crime he didn’t commit. Twenty-five years later, can father and son pick up where they left off?

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Bad Dad

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When Michael FitzGerald lost his job, he didn’t tell his kids. But they knew something was fishy.

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