‘Dadchelor Parties’ are on the rise. Should dads have one last hurrah before trading beer for diapers?
Archives for June 2011
Cool Post Over at Overthinking It About Potential “Romantic” Misandry in MTV’s New Teen-Werewolf Series
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. The post by Stokes examines the original kinda-sorta positive werewolf metaphors in the original 80’s version of the movie Teen Werewolf and compares it to the nastier Twilight inspired notion of teenage boys coping with urges to attack women. Not cool. In the original movie, this would have been…
On Libido, part 1
I recently came across an interesting post about a very interesting study concerning high-libido women. It was striking for me how much it resonated with my own experiences as a high-libido man, and very revealing in how it differed. The study talks about how the women interviewed all described needing multiple relationships to be sexually…
Technology: Accept Credit Cards on Your iPhone With No Reader
Square, the company that designed card readers which jack into iPads and iPhones, has designed a new mobile payment system that allows users to make credit card purchases solely using an iPhone app.
Posterity: The Father of Reinvention
Thaddeus Howze discusses both the obstacles and extraordinary rewards of raising a child with autism.
Scooter, the Big Man, and Me: In Memory of Clarence Clemons
Andrew Cotto remembers the Big Man, saxophonist Clarence Clemons.
Escapism: Blackwatch For June 19, 2011
Check out where you can find Black people on TV, in movies and in comic books.
Sunshine Highway
You were up all night at the Captain’s Table drinking Tanqueray gin by the old piano Playing cards and smoking cigars ’til the sun came up Dropkick Murphys Usually on Music Monday I share a song with you and tell you what the lyrics of a song mean to me and I ramble on…
Culture: Lego Super Star Destroyer
On September 1, Lego will begin selling Darth Vader’s Super Star Destroyer, the Executor. At 50 inches and eight pounds, it will be the longest set Lego has ever sold.
#musicmonday: “… sleep in peace when day is done …” [UPDATED, free mp3 downloads]
Yet another awesome (and huge) set of MP3 download for — how much? — free!!!!
Remember When Courting Happened Face-to-Face?
Call me old-fashioned (you will), but I think there’s value in awkwardness. So forget Twitter and Gchat and just talk to me.
Should Women Really Go Ugly?
Vicki Larson tells women not to go hot. Tom Matlack disagrees. A frank discussion ensues.
Monday Night Spinning
Can a spin class really replace Monday Night Football? No, but it can try.
What I’m Doing Here
For my first post on this blog, I wanted to, like Ozymandias, state some of the basic principles I’m working with, and explain why I’m here. More and more, I hear people, mostly men, complaining about the unfathomable damage that being male in this society does to you, and I agree. I’m mad about misandrist…
A Reliable Primary or Secondary Contraceptive for Men Can’t Happen Soon Enough
Right now there are exactly three kinds of birth control for men. One, vasectomy, is almost 100% effective when performed correctly, but it’s surgical and irreversible. The other two, condoms and withdrawal, are… less effective for birth control. (Condoms are indisputably great for disease prevention. “Bareback” withdrawal not so much.) The newest method, vasectomies, are…
Quote of the Day
Because when we find ourselves believing that killing a man makes us more of a man, but loving a man makes us less of a man, it’s probably time to reexamine our criteria for manhood. –Jay Smooth, founder of New York City’s longest-running hip hop radio program, WBAI’s Underground Railroad and video blogger. Found on…