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Like a Man, Approximately
Telling men to act “like a man” isn’t doing anybody any favors. So stop. When I was a boy, I remember hearing “Walk Like a Man,” by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, on the regular rotation of my...
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Playing Hard to Get
Casually used phrases like “playing hard to get” reduce women’s choices to a game. We are a wasteful people when it comes to words. We throw away words without a thought, expect them to leave no...
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“Breaking Bad” with a Crotch Grab
What are guys actually saying when they clutch their package at someone? I finally caught the “Breaking Bad” bug. If I still kept a wall calendar above my desk, there’d be a thick Sharpie line drawn...
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Watch Your Mouth
Why something that sucks shouldn’t be a bad thing. First things first, let’s make sure everyone is on the same page: vulgarity can be a lot of fun. In the interest of full disclosure, I admit I love...
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Man Up / Man Down
Hipster Sexism doesn’t serve humanity any better than the Classic variety. Last week I came across Alissa Quart’s column,“The Age of Hipster Sexism,” in New York Magazine. It’s a savvy...
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Legitimate Crepes: On the Use of Irony
Irony doesn’t always have the intended effect. Lest you were looking for another popular word or phrase that I might disdainfully write about, this week’s going to be slightly different. Last week in...
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How We Say Sex
Are we portraying good sex with bad imagery? Have you ever noticed how most if not all of the words we love to use to describe sex—the act, not the chromosomal pairing you are born with—all seem to...
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Pisser
My not-so-secret glee of violating urinal etiquette. One of my favorite bar pastimes is using the restroom. No, I don’t have some third-stage Freudian glee-gasm every time I have an opportunity to...
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