Lisa Hickey was beautiful twice, and she hated herself for it.
Radar
The Breech
Sean Davis gives a haunting first-person account of the inhumanity (and the humanity) of war.
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.
Two Men, a Canoe, and Large Blue Bundles
Switcheroo: A Confrontational Gender-Bending Experiment
Hana Pesut’s Switcheroo photos expose how gender and identity are defined by the clothing we choose to wear. Joanna Schroeder and her husband volunteer to participate in the experiment.
The Happy Hour Miscarriage in Paradise
How many times can you lose a child without even having one before things change?
How many times can you lose a child without even having one before things change?
Why I Blow-Dry My Son’s Hair
Starring resident bluesman Todd Mauldin and his son.
Rock Salt Blues
“I was almost killed by men with shotguns, on a raft, down a river.” Sounds like the start of a blues song to us.
It’s Okay to Want Sex
For Harris O’Malley, being willing to admit that he was interested in sex – and understanding that yes, women liked it as much as he did – made his relationships more authentic, and sex more collaborative.
A Dark Road
Tom Matlack gives a very personal account of Civil Rights in a time and place where not much was civil–Mississipi, 1964
Confessions From a Former Psycho Bitch From Hell
A quest for perfection turned Vironika Tugaleva into an urban legend.
The Astoundingly Simple Truth About Masculinity and Goodness
Pretty much everything is good about masculinity, writes Michael Kaufman.
The Corn Curl Experiment
How long can a friendship last?
I Am Ronin
Jackie Summers on rogue Samurai and being single.
Homo’s Odyssey
An unexpected breakdown on a family trip gave William Lucas Walker and his husband a chance to teach their kids what real family values are.
Chained to a Madman: Charged With Grand Larceny at 19
Eventually Steve Jaeger got himself on the right path, but not before he was shackled to a deranged prisoner who thought there was a witch inside of him.