In this installment of Love, Recorded, Matt is in love with pregnant bellies and Cathreen knows what she’s talking about.
Best of Advice & Confessions
The Score: Life Lessons From a Strip Club
Three hundred and fifty dollars, a double-team lap dance, and one debauched night later, Brian Gresko reflects on what he learned from his time at a New York City strip club.
My Hemorrhoids Make Dating Pretty Awkward
You are about to read the most entertaining story you’ve ever read about hemorrhoids.
My Family Fixed the 1951 Pennant
Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” couldn’t have happened without a crafty Polo Grounds electrician—and Dodgers fanatic—named Abe Chadwick.
How It Might Have Been
Robert Barsanti imagined that his marriage would be better than his parents’. It took a divorce for him to see how lucky they were.
Not Now, Honey. I’m Late for Gay Softball
Henry Belanger, a straight man, loves gay softball. This is his story.
Meeting My Sperm-Donor Dad
Like thousands of other kids his age, Ben Sommer was conceived through alternative insemination and raised in a lesbian household. Recently, at 21, Sommer decided it was time to meet his “dad” for the first time.
The Times I’ve Made Small Children Cry
William Ball navigates a surreal post–high school world of ulcers, pregnancy, plagiarism, and death.
Keeping the Faith: A Love Letter to the Futile Franchises
When the going gets tough, auctioning your loyalty isn’t an option.
The Shop Class Chainsaw Incident
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.
Me, Dad, and the Tijuana Stripclub
The Numbers of Hummingbirds
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” news of the baby’s high heart rate sends the whole house into unrest.
Life Advice: A Letter to My Younger Self
This year I turned 40, and along with the realization that I’m now middle-aged (ack!) came some meditations on the life lessons I’ve learned so far.
Scheherazade of the Stove
Ina Chadwick’s biggest addiction? Addicted men. She thinks her dad had something to do with it.
I’m Pregnant
In the latest installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt and Cathreen go for an ultrasound.
Does Sex Addiction Exist?
Dan Savage and Benoit Denizet-Lewis debate that question on Sirius Radio.