Activism
Isn't He Lovely: For Boys and Their Bodies, Average Is the New Ripped
Talk to a group of teen boys, and they’ll probably tell you that, sure, they’d like to have the swoon-inducing sex appeal of Justin Bieber, Taylor Lautner, or whomever is playing the newest iteration of the... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Reebok EasyTone's Butt Claims Are Full of Shit
Remember Reebok’s line of EasyTone shoes? The ones with the dry-heave-inducing commercials that claim to “make your boobs jealous” by toning your... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Hypermasculinity Behind Bars
If there was ever a marginalized male group directly and powerfully affected by the masculinity construct, it’s jail and prison inmates. No, I didn’t just finish up an Oz marathon (honestly, I haven’t seen a single episode of the prison drama, so there will be no show... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, Homage or Cultural Appropriation?
Don’t Explain, a collaborative effort between blues revivalists Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, hit stores yesterday. It features a range of... Read more »
CNN's "Gender Identity: A Change in Childhood"
Yesterday, CNN did a story on the Gender Spectrum Family Conference, a “unique gathering dedicated solely to the... Read more »
WTF Files: IKEA's M
Hey men! You know what’s worse than a trip to IKEA with your wife or girlfriend? NOTHING. Because the torture of walking up and down the aisles of the Swedish housewares store is apparently nigh unbearable for men (seriously, picking out throw pillows is SO HARD), an IKEA in Australia has... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: The Body Politics of Male Balding
When I started dating a bald man, the first questions my friends fired my way about him had nothing to do with his background, employment or interests. Repeatedly, they’d bypass the pleasantries and skip straight to his hair: So, is he really bald, or does he choose to shave his head? How... Read more »
On Our Radar
My, what a week.
Still reeling from the murder of Troy Davis? Check out “10 things anyone can do to help exonerate innocent people and prevent wrongful convictions” from The Innocence Project, and continue the fight for justice.... Read more »
Preacher's Daughter: Gillian Welch's "Dark Turn of Mind"
Americana artist Gillian Welch has always included southern Christian imagery in her work. Though not native to the South, her music is at its most comfortable when it explores the tragedy and violence of working-class survival in the region. Welch and partner David Rawlings write and record sparse... Read more »
Isn't He Lovely: Short Man Stigma
But the short stigma is even more pervasive—if subtle—in everyday life. For while studies and surveys about women’s perceived attractiveness and height result in a muddled mix of preferences for statures diminutive and statuesque, things aren’t so fluid for men. Research repeatedly... Read more »
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