“The Tender Bar” by J.R. Moehringer

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“My father was a man of many talents, but his one true genius was disappearing.” J.R. Moehringer’s memoir, “The Tender Bar,” is reviewed by Jesse Kornbluth.

“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”

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This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.

“I have the opposite conclusion about the correlation between oral sex and global warming.”

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This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Fellatio and the End of the World”.

“The number 1 thing hurting women [...] this millennium is unregulated crony capitalism.”

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This is a comment by Max on the post “Top 10 Worst Things to Happen to Women This Millennium”.

8 Myths About Sex Differences

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Agustín Fuentes points out that when it comes to men and women, what “everyone knows” isn’t what science shows.

“I always knew he would be a manly man type and never desired to take this away.”

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These are two comments by M and AM on the post “The New Macho”.

Being a Nobody Is the Best Opportunity in Itself to Be Somebody

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Ritu B. Pant, on the benefits to being a nobody.

“There is an amazing lack of genuine dialogue between the sexes…”

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This is a comment by Quadruple A on the post “6 Reasons ‘Why Women Aren’t Crazy’ is Only Part of the Story”.

“When I express sadness, frustration, fear or disappointment, it does not mean that there is anything ‘wrong’ with me or ‘broken’ that needs fixing.”

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This comment was by Leslie Parsons Daniel in response to Mark Greene’s post “6 Reasons Why ‘Women Aren’t Crazy is Only Part of the Story.”

“I think most women need to “trick” themselves into believing that they’re not satisfying some carnal desire.”

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This comment was by John Anderson on the post “My First Playboy”, about women and carnal desire.

Nine Days with Cancer

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Jim Mitchem learned a lot in nine days.

Invisible Men

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Like all human beings, men need connections in their lives; we need to be able to share our experiences and seek support.

Making Friends

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We need to start finding common ground and making friends in anti-violence efforts.

Poetry: 5/26

Poet Laureate Philip Levine

Real men write poetry.

“I can think of 2 periods in history where dresses and trousers were part of men’s clothings, and men preferred to wear dresses.”

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This comment was from Jameseq on the post MetroseXY Movement

What is an Addict?

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A new broader D.S.M. definition stirs up anger and relief in equal measure.