The final installment of Act One in James Olm’s “Mulberry.”
“I Love Mama”: But It’s Not Personal
August 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For a kid, saying ‘I love mama’ can be a magical incantation.
Liberty and Death: What a Man Can Do With a Gun
July 31, 2012 By 30 Comments
Second amendment rights come with limits, including discipline and regulation.
The Mulberry, Act 1, Scenes 4 and 5
July 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
James Olm brings us scenes Four and Five of Act One of “Mulberry.”
Human First, Dom Second
July 29, 2012 By 17 Comments
What does it mean that the popular image of the male dominant is a paragon of sadistic power?
Kids Can Now Pilot Their Own Mech
July 29, 2012 By 1 Comment
This clearly puts Power Wheels to shame.
Mulberry, Scenes 2 and 3
July 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
James Olm continues his story about Thomas, Bean, and the mulberry tree. Where will scene 2 take us?
Could the Swarmfire be the Perfect Nerf Gun?
July 15, 2012 By 2 Comments
Any office drone knows that when all hell breaks loose (in a non-lethal, non-Post Office kind of way) that there’s two ways to come out on top: have lots of friends (hard) or have superior firepower. In this case, the latter can be yours for about thirty bucks.
Mulberry
July 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
The setting: a small farm in Wisconsin, 1965. The story: family, memories, brothers. James Olm brings us the first scene of his play, “Mulberry.”
Our Schools Are Failing: We Need to Engage Boys Where They Are
July 7, 2012 By 9 Comments
Megan Rosker agrees with David Brooks that we need to “meet boys where they are” and work together to collectively insure their success.
Why Kids Need Unstructured Play
July 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
Madeline Levine lays out the simple reasons why just messing around is the most important thing your children can do.
In Defense of Boys
July 1, 2012 By 31 Comments
Dorothy Dimitre thinks that much of what troubles men comes from how we think about boys.
Dodge Ball
May 27, 2012 By 4 Comments
Ulysses wants to raise his daughters to be “capable of standing firm when life comes at them with grabby hands outstretched.”
Stage: Stick Fly Enlightens With @AliciaKeys, @DuleHill, @TracieThoms & @MekhiPhifer
December 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Let the Children Play
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Incorporating play time into our children’s education could be the difference needed to close the education gaps.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.