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I Let My Daughter Listen to Snoop
John Cave Osborne wonders if censoring his daughter’s access to pop music is the right thing to do. My daughter, Pookie, may never win a penmanship award, but that doesn’t detract from the beauty of...
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Cleavage or Soul?
What women do we love? Let’s think about that for a minute. For some time, Esquire—tag line: “Man at His Best”—has featured a section called “Women We Love.” I went online to see some of the women...
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The ‘Douchification’ of the American Man
Tom Matlack’s “Have You Seen My Mangina?” inspired this comment from Thomas Miller at YourTango.com: Tom isn’t advocating the pussification of America. He’s fighting the douchification of the American...
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Men Aren’t Slaves to Their Smut
There’s been plenty of debate over Tom’s latest editorials—see here and here—centered on why it’s problematic to vilify smut and its (mostly male) consumers. I’ve been very publicly on board with this...
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America Does Not Like the Black Eyed Peas
Each year the Super Bowl becomes more of a bloated, so-called-entertainment–fueled, consumer-consuming beast than a football game. Two weeks of pointless speculation. Corporate money. Corporate...
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Lady Gaga Shoots for Sainthood
With Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way, the most fascinating character in pop music has finally succumbed to her own mythology. I had a real place in my heart for Lady Gaga. It was a couple years...
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#musicmonday: let’s get serious [free mp3 downloads]
WHAT IS #MUSICMONDAY? Every week, Komplicated posts a lot of links to free music you can download. Why? Why the hell not? We're not hosting the links, we didn't upload 'em, we have no legal liability...
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#musicmonday: everything that rises must converge [#free weekly MP3 downloads]
WHAT IS #MUSICMONDAY? Every week, Komplicated posts a lot of links to free music you can download. Why? Why the hell not? We're not hosting the links, we didn't upload 'em, we have no legal liability...
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AM Gold
CJ Kaplan tries to foist the music of the 70′s on his unsuspecting children. Katy Perry, Ozzy Osbourne, Taylor Swift, Cookie Monster and the entire New York cast of Wicked cram themselves into our...
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Chick-Fil-A, Jonathan Merritt, and the Conservative Politics of Outing
Brian Ammons has some very serious concerns over the outing of evangelical Jonathan Merritt, and asserts that if boycotts are tricky business, then the outing of another person should be considered...
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Forgiving Katy Perry
Mark Radcliffe is inspired by Katy Perry’s talent and success. Admiration aside, he hopes Katy knows that impressionable teens are the ones listening to her lyrics. This content series is brought to...
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Should Katy Perry Have Apologized To Chief Keef?
Chief Keef’s offensive comments to Katy Perry should warrant much harsher consequences according to Tracy Clayton. It’s easy to forget that Chief Keef is just 17 years old — he doesn’t look it, and...
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Masculinity and Fitspiration
Extreme training is for extreme athletes…and so is extreme motivation, argues powerlifter N.C. Harrison. There has been a lot of talk lately, on The Good Men Project and elsewhere, about the so-called...
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The Question Is…. Paula Abdul or Katy Perry–YOU MUST CHOOSE!
For the rest of your long life every time you hear music it will either only be Paula Abdul or Katy Perry. You CANNOT stop listening to music. WHICH ONE DO YOU CHOOSE? Having just come up with...
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Vin Diesel Man Enough to Thank Fans & Dance
Vin Diesel knows how to have fun and be thankful. — In his movies he is not to be trifled with, every stereotype about the man box is there – he’s outnumbered, alone, dependent only on his unstoppable...
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Are You Prepared to Have Everything You Ever Wanted?
Fouad Alaa wonders if all your dreams came true, could you handle it? — People say ‘always hope for the best but prepare for the worst’ in an attempt to be optimistic about their dreams and realistic...
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The Best Halftime Show Ever . . .
Tor Constantino enjoys the over-the-top NFL halftime shows that feature excessive explosives and globally-recognized music acts—but he wonders if something simpler might be simply better. —– This...
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How You Can Win on Super Bowl Sunday: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know...
Whether you’re a diehard sports fan, or you die hard watching sports, there’s something for everyone in this guide to winning on Super Bowl Sunday ___ There is nothing worse than going to a party and...
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The 5 Most Unappreciated Lessons From Super Bowl XLIX
Matthew Rozsa discusses what the Super Bowl can teach us about gay rights, common sense, and more. ___ Super Bowl XLIX: What a fitting conclusion to the great American sports story, as set in the NFL...
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We All Need ‘Significant Others’
Jonathan Delavan reflects upon the influence different individuals can have on one’s life as well as his own life. — One of the first discoveries I made in my personal journey (that I introduced in my...
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