If secrets are a danger, isn’t openness the best defense? Or does the public lust for sex scandals trump everything?
Six Creepy Assumptions In “Five Things Men Do To Ruin Their Own Sex Lives”
Noah Brand responds, point by point, to a recent Cracked article that provides relationship advice for some kind of disturbing alternate world.
Veteran’s Day
On this day, a moment of remembrance, not least about the day itself.
Vote-By-Mail Just Works Better
Noah Brand makes the case for nationwide mail-in ballots.
A Brief History of Porn
Erotic art has existed throughout human history. (Even before the internet.)
Genetic Despair: Depression and Me
Noah Brand never felt depressed. He just was.
P.T. Barnum, Honey Boo Boo, and Trolling as a Business Model
In which Noah Brand requests, without any actual hope, that everyone please shut up about how stupid reality TV is.
Can Men Tell The Truth About Sex?
Where are the male voices debating contemporary sexuality? No, really, where are they?
“The Myth of Male Decline”: Stephanie Coontz Gets It Right
A New York Times op-ed explains the difference between the imaginary end of men and the real problems men face.
Burned Feet and Compassion: the Emotional Experience of Extreme Sex
Noah Brand comments on a Jezebel article about a man whose sexual rituals include having his feet burned with cigarettes.
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day
What can one good man do? Well, every once in a while, he can save the world.
Brad Pitt and Me: Armed Liberals
Can you ban guns like lead paint, or is it a useless fight, like Prohibition and the War on Drugs? Noah Brand, liberal gun owner, on why he loves and owns guns.
The Proper Use of Profanity
A basic guide to the correct use of English profanity.
Romney Announces His VP Choice
Noah Brand comments on the nomination of Paul Ryan as Vice Presidential running mate.
One Direction Called “Girls” Now That Justin Bieber is Grown Up
Turns out Noah Brand was right, all Teen Heartthrobs eventually are called “girls” by sneering boys.
Nobody Has a Normal Life
The case for freeing yourself from acting your age… any age.