We seem to be in crisis mode when it comes to masculinity: the Tate brothers, looksmaxxing, Hegsethian obsessions with testosterone and TikTok videos awash in pumped bodies spouting unapologetic misogyny. The fear of effeminization has never felt so acute, which presumably is why Matt Damon’s Odysseus needed bulging muscles, to ensure his sensitivity was mitigated […]
‘Big Boys Don’t Cry’ Review: Masculinity and Its Constructs Are Explored in a Revealing Docu-Fiction Study of Egyptian Bodybuilders
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Call Of Duty Ads On Xbox Are Even More Annoying This Year With Modern Warfare 4
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A Canadian Politician Says BioWare Devs Should Be Given Government Funding To Buy The Studio And Get Back To Making Mass Effect
‘We should be keeping private equity out, not welcoming it in’
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Nicholas Galitzine Says Shooting ‘Red, White Royal Wedding’ Was a ‘Nice Reset’ After World War II Movie ‘The Mosquito Bowl’
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Robert Carlyle, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom Join ‘The Gentlemen’ Cast as Production Starts on Season 3
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