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Heads of the Hydra or, The End of Rape

April 4, 2013 by Julie Gillis 4 Comments

Hydra, mythology, rape culture, violence, consent education, yes means yes, The Good Men Project

It takes more than education on consent to stop rape, but it is a vital chapter in a new story of what we all want: a world without rape.

Filed Under: Featured Content, On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: American culture, bystander intervention, consent education, disconnecting, ending rape, gang violence, gender roles, Greek mythology, Heracles, hydra, Karen B K Chan video, media coverage rape, mythology, non-violence, predator theory rape, rape culture, rapists, reporting rape, reporting sexual assault, sensationalism, sex education, sex-positivity, smashing male stereotypes, Steubenville, teaching consent, The Good Men Project, Thomas MacAuley-Millar, Torrington CT, victim blaming, violence, vulnerability, War, war culture, yes means yes, Yes Means Yes blog

Unconquered

January 28, 2013 by Jeff Swain 1 Comment

Jeff Swain defines ‘unconquered,’ with some help from his friends: William Ernest ‘Captain of My Soul’ Henley and Tom Petty.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Man on the Run, The Good Life Tagged With: amputee, death, endurance, fate, Fighting, Free Falling, gallows humor, hitting bottom, I am the captain of my soul, I am the master of my fate, indifference, injustice, losing, Meaning of Life, mental health, mortality, my head is bloody but unbowed, mythology, myths, overcoming adversity, rites of passage, running, success, Suffering, suicidal thoughts, suicide, tests, Tom Petty, tubercular poets, William Ernest Henley, winning at life

The Circle of Life

January 21, 2013 by Jeff Swain 2 Comments

The Beatles, The Bible, and the Sanskrit word for bliss: Jeff Swain explains how by following our bliss, we find our purpose.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Man on the Run, The Good Life Tagged With: anthropology, Beat poets, bliss, circles, classics, Clifford Geertz, consciousness, cultural anthropologists, Culture, death, Ecclesiastes, finding yourself, flow, how to win at life, identity, Joseph Campbell, Journey, joy, Kurt Vonnegut, life, long distance running, marathons, Meaning of Life, mythology, poetry, presence, Rapture, rebirth, runner's high, running, self-love, Sex and Relationships, subconscious, symbols, the beatles, The Bible

Q&A With Madeline Miller, Author of The Song of Achilles

January 14, 2013 by Randall Ham 4 Comments

Randall Ham sits down with Madeline Miller to talk about her award-winning novel of love between men.

Filed Under: A&E Tagged With: Achilles, Greek mythology, homosexuality, interview, madeline miller, mythology, novel, Odysseus, randall ham, redemption, Sex and Relationships, song of achilles

True American Gods

August 7, 2012 by Carl Pettit 6 Comments

Carl Pettit explains how Superman, Iron Man, Batman, the Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man became the American Titans.

Filed Under: A&E, Featured Content, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: abilities, Allah, American Gods, American pantheon, batman, belief, bible, buddha, Clark Kent, comics, Culture, dc, Dionysus, God, Greek gods, Incredible Hulk, Jack Kirby, jesus, Krishna, life after death, Marvel, modern life, Mount Olympus, mythology, Neil Gaiman, Osiris, reincarnation, resurrection, Root Down, Spider-man!, Stan Lee, superheroes, Superman, supervillains, Technology, theology, Thor, titans, tradition, Umberto Eco, worship

Mythology Reminder: Thor Was Actually a Redhead With a Full Beard

May 6, 2011 by Cam Martin 3 Comments

Giving short shrift to redheads is on par with the prejudice exhibited towards bald guys and overweight people—basically acceptable.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Newsroom, Random Tagged With: beards, Chris Hemsworth, metrosexual, mythology, Natalie Portman, Thor

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Utah Boy Scout Leaders Reprimanded for Joining Gay Pride Parade

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The French Were Getting Married on Google Plus Before It Was Cool (Video)

Before France legalized same-sex marriage on May 18 of this year, the French people and Google decided to take matters into their own hands—and computers.

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