David Horvitz is traveling from San Francisco to Washington D.C. to hand-deliver your tweets. This is why he’s not crazy.
Archives for June 2011
Is It Safe to Come Out of the Cave Now?
After years of hating people, Tom Matlack is ready to start connecting.
What Would Hemingway Think of Men Today?
We spoke with author Marty Beckerman about hunting, sailing, and short-circuiting your liver—the Ernest Hemingway way.
The Lone Wolf
There is a tattoo indelibly inked on the young souls of boys in lone wolf training: Don’t trust men.
On Libido, part two
[Full disclosure: I have published portions of this post elsewhere while researching libidos for a different project.] Having nattered on a bit about cultural conceptions of libido and how it affects men, I wanted to go a little deeper into the deeply broken ideas about women’s libidos that are part of our cultural discourse. One…
Remember: A Different Kind of Punch Out
An impossible picture showing Joan Jett jamming with Iron Mike Tyson at the top of his game.
National Household Survey Quote on Gendered Obstacles to Fluid Work/Home Task Sharing
Via comment from Clarence “These effects probably emanate from the greater change in women’s than men’s roles,” the researchers write. “Women’s employment has increased and is accepted, men’s nonemployment is unacceptable to many, and there is a cultural ambivalence and lack of institutional support for men taking on ‘feminized’ roles such as household work and…
Censorship and free speech in the blog world
Just to get this out there clearly and openly, “free speech” (in the US, and not everyone reading or posting is from the US) refers to the tenet that the government cannot censor your speech or forbid you from speaking your opinion in public. You can criticize the President, write about your views on the…
Awesome Post by Greta Christina over at Alternet
Alternet, an online leftist news source, has a new post by Greta Christina about male body image issues and the impossibility of reaching male ideals: If the world is telling you that if you work just a little bit harder, you can be strong enough, pretty enough, rich enough, whatever enough… you’ll be a lot…
Webcomics: @World_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #009, “The Cover Up”
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com
One Man’s Five Friends
A new documentary considers the emotional significance of male friendship.
Music: New Artist: Nailah Porter [@nailahporter]
Nailah listened to her muse and walked away from the lucrative law career with the understanding that music had a far more profound effect on the human condition than any legislation she could lobby for.
Technology: A Number Of Things Every Geek Should Know
It was fascinating and quite useful for catchall geeks, who want to fine-tune their computer or technical knowledge in possibly criminal ways.
Women Love (Some) Athletes
According to Torey Strahl, not all athletes are created equal.
A Slightly Cranky Meditation on Vinyl Records
“We don’t experience music at the deep, molecular level as we did in the album era.” Edy Eddins reflects on what we have lost.
Can Handsome Men Stay Faithful?
Combine insecurity with abundant opportunity, the prevailing wisdom goes, and every man’s a cheater … right?