Women vs. Men
Transvaginal Ultrasound Isn’t Rape
There’s a video and some photos making their way around the Internet of ridiculously outfitted riot cops at a protest against pre-abortion ultrasound imaging. The […]
America’s War on Women
I do not get all the vitriol aimed at women right now. Over the past couple months, I have fretted over the following things that, […]
Parents, Society to Blame for Guys Falling Behind
The March Philly Mag cover story on “The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today’s Young Men” is generating a lot of comments, so the […]
Isn’t February the Best Time to Think About Swimsuits, Gals?
On top of flash mobs, whooping cough’s comeback, and the mental picture of Newt Gingrich as a swinger, now there are omnipresent bathing suit catalogs. […]
YouTube Sensation Kate Upton Shakes Up the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Why is Kate Upton creating so much noise? Look around. So many once-bedrock institutions up for grabs—newspapers, the Republican Party, our school system … and now […]
Urban Outfitters Has a Diversity Problem
In the heat of Facebook’s IPO, investors are worrying over the company’s lack of gender diversity. Forbes’ Nathaniel Parish Flannery wrote yesterday: Although Facebook has […]
Q&A: Megan Soisson, the Senior Sports Editor of the Daily Pennsylvanian Who Exposed Sexism on ESPN’s Website
It was a normal day for Megan Soisson, a junior at Penn and the senior sports editor of the Daily Pennsylvanian. She was working on […]
Why Does the Catholic Church Hate Women?
Last week when the Catholic Leadership came out against the mandate requiring all health insurance providers to offer coverage for prescribed birth control, tempers went […]
Gentlemen, Here’s How to Guarantee Valentine’s Day Sex
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The holiday that’s been ruthlessly dragged through the mud, angrily lambasted for being “commercial,” “sappy,” “a Hallmark holiday,” “discriminatory,” a day that […]
A Dude’s Guide to Pinterest
So when I first heard someone talking about this new social network Pinterest, I thought it was, y’know, maybe a Foursquare for avid bowlers. Or […]
Pat Buchanan Says the Wackiest Things
Pat Buchanan has been suspended from MSNBC since October. Apparently, someone at the network turned off the TV and picked up a book, namely Buchanan’s […]
Christmas Isn’t Sexist At All
The fact that women have to spend more of our less-than-a-man’s wages on disposable items is part of the conspiracy to keep us down. There […]
What Do You Wear to Speak Publicly About Masturbation?
I’m performing tonight at the First Person Festival, which is now in its 10th year. Because I’m a first-person writer willing to vomit forth any […]
The Fall of Men: Plastic Surgery for Guys Increases
I confess I had to look at the headline twice. “Taj Mahal to give away $25,000 in plastic surgery,” the story on Page A13 of […]
Those Cosmo Sex Tips? He’s Seen It All Before
I’m a fairly passive person. I don’t get angry easily, and I don’t hold a grudge. When others list pet peeves, I find it hard […]