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I wrote about the encounter between Brandon and the young woman played so powerfully by Lucy Walters that opens “Shame.” I had forgotten the final scene of the movie, a reprise of the first scene. And, in reading a couple…

When it came out, I saw “Shame” in the theater. I wrote about it, somewhat incoherently (in retrospect). I’m watching it again, now, at home. Last night, I watched the first half of it. It yanked my heart out. Michael…

You don’t know what I look like. If you’ve read really closely, maybe you have a tiny sense. But here: All my life, I’ve been told I look JUST like… someone. First, it was Tom Hanks. Then John McEnroe. Then,…

These are some tough questions I’ve been pondering that, surely, will be coming…. Dad, did you ever cheat on Mom? Dad, did Mom ever cheat on you? Dad, did you ever use a prostitute? Dad, did you ever suffer from…

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When I see a hot woman with a great ass in tight black leggings, what I think is not explicitly sexual. I don’t imagine bending her over and fucking her (although, for sure, I would enjoy doing so). I don’t…

Sofia offered a woman’s perspective, and a thoughtful one, too. It’s true that women can “obtain sex” quite easily. Differently than men, we can go to just about any place and find someone to fuck if we show we’re interested…

On my block, there are two little boys, each just a little more than a year old. Their parents are good friends. As 14-month-olds do, they often play in parallel to one another. Most of their personal interactions feature swats,…

I read, recently, a discussion of rape in the comments on a blog post (I can’t track down the blog to send you there, but the truth is, neither the post nor the comments were really compelling). But among the…