Male Star Power – A Blessing and a Curse

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Dealing with a celebrity co-worker may tell you stuff no one else knows.

Outgrowing Ethnicity: Heritage, Xenophobia, and Being American

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Adam Rabasca looks at his ethnically-mixed family and asks why Americans identify ethnicity over nationality

Proud to Be an American

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Only by traveling abroad does Kyle Carpenter appreciate what it means to be an American.

“Black people find it difficult to identify as just ‘American’ is because we’re not seen that way.”

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This is a comment by dragnet on the post “Gabby Douglas Wins Gold – Black Girls Rock!”.

“Don’t Cry!”: Being a Man in Korea

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What makes boys cry, and when are boys allowed to cry? Turner Wright reports, with examples from South Korea.

The Way of Men: Interview with Jack Donovan

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“The Way of Men” book author Jack Donovan answers some hard questions about masculinity and society, and the way forward for men.

Growing Up A Son of Sarge

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In this excerpt of Mark Shriver’s book, The Good Man, he salutes his Dad and remembers the perks of being the Sargent’s son.

Soccer’s Mad Men

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JP Pelosi investigates how handshakes and martinis impact international soccer.

My first date in Canada

Do you have some American in you? When I moved to the Toronto suburbs in January of 2009 I had some very high hopes for myself as far as dating goes.  I figured that I was gonna roll into town and every woman was going to want a piece of the bald American.  I was [...]