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The Function of Adrenalin in Boys’ Rites of Passage

February 15, 2013 By Nick Clements 8 Comments

The young generation can be a threat to the status quo, or an energy source that needs direction, depending on how we meet the challenge.

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The Girl with the Smurf Tattoo

November 28, 2012 By Carl Pettit 3 Comments

It’s hard to avoid reading into someone’s appearance, especially when they’re intended to intimidate.

Filed Under: Body Modification, Root Down, The Good Life Tagged With: abuse survivors, anger, body image, body modification, fashion statement, gangs, Lisbeth Salander, masks, Millennium series, monsters, piercings, punks, rage, Root Down, scars, smurf, smurf tattoo, Stieg Larsson, tattoo meanings, tattoos, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Smurfs

Inking Arms, Piercing Ears, and Removing Foreskins: The Inconsistency of Parental Consent Laws

July 4, 2012 By Brian Earp 6 Comments

If a 10-year-old gets a tattoo, should the mother be arrested? The State of Georgia says “yes.”

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Men’s Global Healthcare is Woefully Underfunded

Despite men being statistically less healthy than women, global health funding has been largely focused on women.

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American Minister Timothy Murphy Joins Gitmo Prisoners in Hunger Strike

More than 100 days have passed since the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay started, and with no progress being made, an American minister has joined the strike.

Peace Corps to Place Same Sex Couples

Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.