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Stephen G. Bloom

About Stephen G. Bloom

Stephen G. Bloom, the Bessie Dutton Murray Professor of Journalism at the University of Iowa, is the author of Postviile: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America, Inside the Writer's MInd, The Oxford Project (with Peter Feldstein), and Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls. For more than 20 years, he was an award-winning reporter for The Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, San Jose Mercury News, and Sacramento Bee. His work has appeared in many publications, including the London Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, Salon, Smithsonian, Russian Esquire, and the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. He writes frequently about issues men talk about when they're not around women. Check out more here.

Girl Crazy

October 8, 2018 by Stephen G. Bloom 4 Comments

At 13, Stephen G. Bloom wasn’t getting much action—until a family vacation to Miami Beach changed everything.

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The Reptile King of Atlanta

March 10, 2011 by Stephen G. Bloom 2 Comments

Unemployed and broke, a disgraced former necktie mogul found solace in dozens of odd pets. Here’s how his new “family” helped him turn his life around.

An American in Brazil: Anna Elena’s Tongue

January 19, 2011 by Stephen G. Bloom 8 Comments

A stormy romance taught Stephen Bloom, a reporter, the Portuguese he never learned in school.

The Shop Class Chainsaw Incident

January 6, 2011 by Stephen G. Bloom 1 Comment

Big-time crushes, boring classes: Stephen Bloom’s junior high was just like any other. Oh, except for the raving mad, chainsaw-wielding Shop teacher.

Test-Driving the Little Blue Pills

December 30, 2010 by Stephen G. Bloom 14 Comments

“I was a convert, fallen hard, singing out my lungs, marching my way to the Tabernacle.”

Blowing in the Wind

November 24, 2010 by Stephen G. Bloom 5 Comments

Stephen G. Bloom talked with gastroenterologist Michael D. Levitt, the world’s leading authority on flatulence. The result? Everything you ever wanted to know about farts.