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Gender reveals: Another example of “Not every thing needs to be a thing”

Gender reveal shenanigans are pretty stupid on a couple levels. First, they are stupid just because they are stupid. Your doctor tells you that you’re having a girl, so you plan a party. You bake a pink cake with white frosting. You send invitations to friends and relatives who have much better things to do…

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If you’re using The Bible to support your opposition to same sex marriage and transgender restroom choice, you’re simply obsessed with penises and vaginas.

It’s not often that you can cheer on corporations for all the good they do, but on Monday, under increasing pressure from major corporations like Unilever, Disney, Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and the NFL, Gov. Nathan Deal announced he will veto a bill that critics say would have curtailed the rights of Georgia’s LGBT community. House…

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Boy Vs. Girl: Episode 4: Barbie, Heels, and Penis Doodles

Episode 4 of our new podcast, Boy Vs. Girl, is now available. In the episode, Rachel the Sociologist and I debate the new Barbie television ad, heels, and the reasons why men doodle penises in restrooms and other public location. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts, or you…

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“In The Night Kitchen” relies on the penis for its success and notoriety.

This reading of In the Night Kitchen got a lot of attention on the Internet last week with the passing of James Gandolfini. And Gandolfini delivers a spectacular reading of this Maurice Sendak classic, but let me go on the record as saying that I do not like this book at all. Perhaps it’s because…

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You can’t lie to a man with a penis

My son was circumcised yesterday. I was not at the hospital at the time (appropriately enough, I was playing golf), but the doctor told my wife that Charlie didn’t cry a bit. As a human being equipped with my own penis, I assured my wife that this was not true. Perhaps he did not wail…

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