Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.
One Shot Away from Combustion: A Family of Angry Men
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
David Stanley sees four generations of angry men in his family. Will they be able to control their tempers, or will the tempers control them?
Keep That Wanker Away from Me
May 2, 2013 By 13 Comments
Do women prefer louts? Andy Bodle’s experiment in behaving poorly makes for bad science, but a good story.
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
April 30, 2013 By 9 Comments
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
“Present-day American culture gives a lot of voice to anger and outrage, all the while being afraid of it.”
February 18, 2013 By 3 Comments
Our culture has a lot of knee-jerk anger, righteous angry, religious anger, and indignant anger. While anger has its place, it also can be very unproductive. Wellokaythen thinks it’s because of our news cycles and political culture which encourages people to be full of stubborn rage.
Online Anger: Where It Comes From and How to Control It
February 16, 2013 By 5 Comments
You don’t want to be one of those screaming jerks online, but anger lives in all of us. Andrea Weckerle provides some practical advice on not being that jerk.
My Bloody Valentine [1997]
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Andy Bodle meets the girl of his dreams at a comedy gig, but what he learns about her grows increasingly disturbing.
Confessions From a Former Psycho Bitch From Hell
February 5, 2013 By 18 Comments
A quest for perfection turned Vironika Tugaleva into an urban legend.
How to Deal with a Psycho Bitch from Hell
January 13, 2013 By 102 Comments
If you can’t listen to women with a higher consciousness, what you offer society as a whole is also limited, says Atalwin Pilon.
In Defense of Psycho Bitches from Hell
December 30, 2012 By 222 Comments
Men’s stories of the too-good-to-be-true, sexy girlfriend who became unhinged are universal, and universally lacking in sympathy for the woman’s position.
Learning How to Grow
December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After a stroke, Bryce Emley’s father suffers permanent physical and mental impairment, but the cruelest effect has been the damage to his manhood.
We Are Not Islands
December 15, 2012 By 8 Comments
When Ryan Bradley was suicidal, he thought he was alone. He was wrong.
The Girl with the Smurf Tattoo
November 28, 2012 By 3 Comments
It’s hard to avoid reading into someone’s appearance, especially when they’re intended to intimidate.
Letter to J., Who I Used to Mentor
November 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
Michael Copperman finds that the right moment to mentor usually comes on the way to somewhere else.
A Man Ought to Know How to Handle Something Like This
November 7, 2012 By 11 Comments
Bullying doesn’t always stop when childhood ends.
“I relate to the rage that comes from kids being little a**holes, but I don’t think physical discipline solves that. It just turns them into different a**holes.”
Do you spank your kids? If you do, why? If not, how do you discipline them? How did you decide what methods to use as a parent?