“I don’t want to know whether men can or can’t cook — I want to know WHY they do or don’t cook.”

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This is a comment by Kap on the post “What Every Man Should Know… About Cooking: 6/8″.

Mississippi Is Enough

love of place, home, homesickness, The South, African Americans

Robert Reece quit looking for his roots in distant lands that have not affected him so deeply as the history, culture, and people of Mississippi.

I Am a Writing Desk

NYC, synagogue, Manhattan, diaspora, America, American families, queer life, trans man, men alone, single men, isolated men, solitude

Justin Cascio had to leave home to find his people: more than once.

Simplifying: Living With Less Can Leave Us With More

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How a dot-com millionaire and a former missionary family have found greater riches in voluntary simplicity.

How to Move Without Being an A-Hole

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Josh Bowman just moved into a new apartment, and wants to share the many bits of wisdom he has learned from moving way too many times in his life.

Men Too Are Victims of Domestic Violence

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How to recognize domestic violence against men and what to do about it

“Peer bullying does not cause suicide all by itself.”

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This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Gay Teen Suicide Victim Was Bullied”.

From Wordsworth to Childbirth, Finding Where We’re Home

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Father delves into poetry, paternity, and zoology to understand man’s place

Last Place

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How do you come to love the place you call home?

Ten Things I Love About My Wife

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Okay guys, here’s my list. What’s yours?

A Burning Need

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Even in the face of my worst anxiety, the fireplace has always been there to clear my head and calm my heart.

The Hospitality Business

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Imagine hospitality extended to one’s self: to be able to welcome all aspects of the self, all emotions, sensations and phenomena as honorable guests.

5 Kinds of Home Remodels with High Cost and Low Return

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What kinds of home remodeling jobs increase the value of your home most for your investment?

Eating Sushi at Stoplights

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Caring for his mother through treatment for a brain tumor, David Olimpio finds odd comforts in a city he used to call home.

What Women Look for in a Bachelor Pad

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What does your home say about you as a potential mate?

The Mulberry, Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5

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James Olm brings us scenes Four and Five of Act One of “Mulberry.”