Archive for 'Society and Culture'
Excuse Me, But Can a Gay Man Who Is *Relevant* Please Come Out?
In case anyone missed it, American Idol crooner and runner up Clay Aiken finally decided to come out of the closet as a gay man on the cover of Friday’s People magazine leaked by Perez-Hilton. According to media reports, as a new dad, he decided that he didn’t want to raise a child while living [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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Excuse Me, Do You Have a Minute For…?
It’s about a ten minute walk between the building I work in and the central building of the campus. There’s a spot in between, right in front of the Starbucks, where nearly every day there is a fresh pair of idealistic young college students who want to save something or to get me to [...]
Posted: September 19th, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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When Did I Get Old?
So on Monday, in the midst of the stock market’s tanking, I had a conversation with one of my friend’s that culminated in his saying “I don’t even want to look at my 401k,” a sentiment with which I vehemently agreed. And then I realized that we were actually having a conversation about our [...]
Posted: September 17th, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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Stuck in Neutral
My first car was an ‘84 Toyota Corolla hatchback. Man, I loved that car, rust and all. It did anything I asked it to do, went anywhere and everywhere I wanted it to. It even wasn’t bad in the snowy New England winters if I put some junk in the trunk. (Okay, so I really [...]
Posted: September 4th, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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The Only Way to Be Gay
There’s an ad running across myspace that shows two men standing next to each other in front of a brick wall, in poses that look like they are peeing. They shake themselves off at the same time, zip up then look at each other with slight grins, move closer and kiss. The purpose [...]
Posted: September 2nd, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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Vanity Thy Name is Haircut
I don’t know how it is with women, but you will never learn more about a guy’s self-image then sending him to Supercuts to get a haircut. Supercuts, and various other like stylist chains, pray on men’s vanity worse than Bowflex commercials. They create an atmosphere where every fellow gets 15 minutes of [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2008 under Society and Culture.
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