What Hope Is There For Men?

ICYMI means “in case you missed it.”

1. I have attempted many times to cross-post this, but Substack’s UX is hopelessly effed up, so we are left with this. J. Daniel Sawyer wrote a response to my recent post on victimhood politics for men that is excellent. Read “What Hope Is There For Men?” here.

2. I wrote a deep dive on Marilyn Manson’s concept album, Antichrist Superstar, that has gotten a shocking number of readers in a few days. Here’s I Wasn’t Born With Enough Middle Fingers.

3. Aside from a couple of book reviews that I unlocked for everyone after they hit a goal for new paid subs, I’ve been stingy with the paid content this summer. It wasn’t intentional; I suspect that mostly I’ve just enjoyed being outside a lot after the long Vermont winter, which made me feel generous. To make it up to you, I’ll be taking a couple of Fridays in September and October off from work to go on road trips and get foliage pictures from all over Vermont. This will be for paid subs only and will also serve to put some bonus funds in my psychological anti-depression savings account before winter returns and I turn into a code-slinging, number-crunching autistic monkey again. If that interests you, here’s a coupon to bring the cost of an annual subscription under $50.

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