Dave Sanfacon remains a father and a husband through the agonizing nightmare and another attempt at kids.
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‘I Will Hold Your Hand the Whole Way.’
“And a child shall lead them.” The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell shares a nativity story to beat the rush.
500 Thursdays
For Andrew Cotto’s daughter, every Thursday is a special day.
The Mangina Monologues: The Battle Over ‘Real’ Masculinity
Will the real “real men” please stand up? Alex Bove would like to examine this unhealthy conception of gender.
16 Things You Need To Stop Being Afraid Of
James Fell offers a list of hard-learned lessons about life, bravery, and morality.
I’ll Take Body Image Issues for $1000, Please, Alex
David Stanley used to be a racing cyclist with a body so taut that his buttoned and zipped pants would slide off off him. But he was never really satisfied with how his body looked.
Dealing With My Own Male Gaze
Why is it so hard to override the impulse to ogle?
The End of Gender: What Can We Do as New Parents?
The Love, Recorded column takes on gender. Cute baby pictures are included. Dolls are another story.
Love Conquers All—Except, Maybe, the Bottle
Mika Doyle’s first love taught her that love is not enough to sustain a relationship.
Thanks Dad, For Not Killing That Guy
Alex Steed remembers the night his dad almost became a murderer.
You Do the Math
"There’s a whole group of people in our society who ends up being 'Too Poor For Math.' Where are those t-shirts? Where is that protest?"
Maybe the real outrage over the “Too Pretty For Math” shouldn’t be in the gender wars department. The real outrage should be that there’s a whole group of people in our society that ends up being “Too Poor For Math.” Where are those t-shirts? Where is that protest?
Ask an Honest Question, Get an Honest Answer
My fiancee asked, “How often do other women give you a bone?”
Taylor Mali Performs ‘Miracle Workers’
“Education is the miracle. I’m just the worker. I’m a teacher. And that’s what we do.”
The Pain of Being Poor: Masculinity and Manhood in a Recession
Yolo Akili brings us a reflective essay about unemployment and barber shop culture in black communities.
Sex on a First Date? We’re Glad You Asked.
Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
Facing Mecca
A poem about forgetting black and white and seeing gray.