Lance Burson didn’t run away from home until one Thanksgiving when he was 36 years old. In doing so, he found out just what he was thankful for.
Archives for November 2011
Dear John: We’re Celebrating Genocide
What’s a guy to do when a holiday goes against everything he believes in?
Where’s the Sex?
In a conversation inspired by Charlie Capen, Joanna and Julie ponder the problems and promise of sex after parenthood.
Holiday Hairdos
For Jackie Summers, losing hair means a lot more than a bald head.
Is There a Way to Be Good Again?: How to Be a Man After the Penn State Pedophilia Scandal
Sophia A. McClennen examines the crisis of manhood now in State College.
The Kind of Man I Like
Jill Missal has crushes from afar on the same type of guy … over and over and over again.
Your Kid’s Report Card Shouldn’t Matter
What good are report cards? Carl Bosch, a teacher, still doesn’t really know.
Music: Commentary Track for November 21th #musicmonday [@roxfontaine, free MP3 downloads]
Senior hip hop correspondent Rox Fontaine recommends free downloads from our weekly column.
A Three-Way of a Different Kind
Really, CBS?
Music: Brutha Gimel’s Spin City for November 22, 2011 [musical recommendations from @bruthagimel]
The wordsmith and turntablist presents musical recommendations every Tuesday afternoon (pretty much).
Dancing, Sexualization and the Myth of Men Not Being Hot
My friend Summer, she who previously proposed the virginity thread, is rapidly becoming NSWATM’s leading provider of interesting post ideas. Lots of videos below the cut; skip if on a slow connection
Webcomics: @world_of_Hurt: The Thrill Seekers #052, “Mutiny” [#thenewblack]
World of Hurt is a webcomic created by Jay Potts, syndicated twice a week from its inception on Komplicated.com
Humor: When You’ve Got It, You’ve Got It … [Jordan]
You’ve gotta be really confident to try and roll like this …
How To Run a Focus Group and Cry Like a Man
Will Conley stirs up conversation in the name of provoking thought.
Linking of Child Sexual Abuse to Homosexuality Is Fraught With Peril
Commenter MediaHound replies to Tom Matlack’s post “What If It Had Been a Girl in the Shower?”
Advertising Sins: HopeItsAGirl.com
Courtesy of monkey in the open thread, we got a heads-up to this appalling site about how much little boys suck. I’d like to say it’s about something else, but it really isn’t. It’s got child-focused misandry and no other fucking ingredients. It really says something that this entire fake site is an ad intended…