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The Lesbian As Villain or Victim

In Oregon in the 1960s, the debate over capital punishment hinged on shifting interpretations of the gendered female body.
by Matthew Wills, Lauren Gutterman via JSTOR Daily on June 19, 2022
Kyle Rittenhouse waves to cheering fans as he appears at a panel discussion at a Turning Point USA America Fest event on Dec. 20, 2021.
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Bernhard Goetz and the Roots of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Celebrity on the Right

Why vigilante violence appeals politically.
by Pia Beumer via Made By History on June 15, 2022
Studio portrait of American violinist Maud Powell, c. 1909

Women, Men, and Classical Music

As more women embraced music as a profession, more men became worried that the world of the orchestra was losing its masculinity.
by Livia Gershon, Gavin James Campbell via JSTOR Daily on May 23, 2022
Nimrod and His Companions Venerating Fire, by Rudolf von Ems, c. 1400.

Enjoy My Flames

On heavy metal’s fascination with Roman emperors.
by Jeremy Swist via Lapham’s Quarterly on March 23, 2022
Split frame image of Norman Mailer, in black and white.

My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours

Digging down into the roots of white America’s infatuation with Black.
by Darryl Pinckney via The Nation on March 7, 2022
Minnie Mouse waves to visitors at the Hong Kong Disneyland
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The Right Worries Minnie Mouse’s Pantsuit Will Destroy Our Social Fabric. It Won’t.

Of mice and men.
by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell via Made By History on February 2, 2022

Why So Many Guns on Christmas Cards? Because Jesus was ‘Manly and Virile.’

Muscular Christianity — with scriptural interpretations that can favor “stand your ground” over “turn the other cheek” — has a long tradition in the U.S.
by Peter Manseau via Washington Post on December 14, 2021

Macho Macho Men

Bodybuilding is routinely presented as the very apex of male heterosexuality—but its history is a bit gayer than you might think.
by Benjamin Weil via The Baffler on November 23, 2021
Benito Mussolini standing above an endless crowd.

Are We Living in an Age of Strongmen?

A new book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the past and present challenges posed by authoritarianism, but misses the conditions in which it arises.
by David A. Bell via The Nation on April 3, 2021
Pocahontas characters overlaid onto a landscape.

Deconstructing Disney: Queer Coding and Masculinity in Pocahontas

Disney gets inventive when they need to circumvent white people’s historical responsibility for genocidal atrocities — and queerness is a useful scapegoat.
by Jeanna Kadlec via Longreads on April 1, 2021
illustration of a traditional housewife in the kitchen, baking for her husband

No, Rush Limbaugh Did Not Hijack Your Parents’ Christianity

White evangelicals have long been attracted to the conservative media's militant politics and regressive gender roles.
by Kristin Kobes Du Mez via Religion Dispatches on February 22, 2021
A sign being held at the January 6 Trump rally that depicts Donald Trump holding the head of Karl Marx.

Vikings, Crusaders, Confederates

Misunderstood historical imagery at the January 6 Capitol insurrection.
by Matthew Gabriele via Perspectives on History on January 12, 2021
Johnny Cash poses for a portrait for a publicity shot

The Complications of “Outlaw Country”

Johnny Cash grappled with the many facets of the outlaw archetype in his feature acting debut, Five Minutes to Live.
by Kristin Hunt via JSTOR Daily on December 3, 2020
Man with hamburger

Diners, Dudes, and Diets

How gender and power collide in food media and culture.
by Emily J. H. Contois via Nursing Clio on November 17, 2020
A collage graphic featuring men gazing at women as they walk by.

How the 'Girl Watching' Fad of the 1960s Taught Men to Harass Women

In name, 'girl watching' is long gone. In practice, the trend lives on.
by Gillian Frank, Lauren Gutterman via Jezebel on October 8, 2020

The Mod Squad, Kojak, Real-Life Cops, and Me

What I relearned (about well-meaning liberalism, race, my late father, and my young gay self) rewatching the TV cop shows of my 1970s youth.
by Mark Edward Harris via Vulture on September 8, 2020

Married to the Momism

Philip Wylie’s "Generation of Vipers," revisited.
by Emily Harnett via Lapham’s Quarterly on July 23, 2020

How DIY Home Repair Became a Hobby for Men

It was only in the 20th century that toolboxes became staples in the homes of middle-class men.
by Steven M. Gelber, Livia Gershon via JSTOR Daily on April 20, 2020
Sasha Geffen next to their book

Pop Music Has Always Been Queer

Sasha Geffen’s debut book reveals that the history of pop music is a history of gender rebellion.
by Tal Milovina via The Nation on April 8, 2020
Diagram of a man swinging a wooden club.

Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The “Indian Club” in the U.S.

Although largely forgotten today, exercise by club swinging was all the rage in the 19th century.
by Daniel Elkind via The Public Domain Review on April 1, 2020

Comic Gold

The Gold Rush introduced a new figure into the American imagination – the effete Eastern urbanite who travels to the Wild West in quest of his fortune.
by Alex Andriesse via The Public Domain Review on March 12, 2020
George Washington on the cover of Alexis Coe's "You Never Forget Your First."

A New Book About George Washington Breaks All the Rules on How to Write About George Washington

A cheeky biography of the first president pulls no punches.
by Alexis Coe, Karin Wulf via Smithsonian on February 4, 2020

The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

William Dorsey Swann fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.
by Channing Gerard Joseph via The Nation on January 31, 2020

It Was Never About Economic Anxiety: On the Book That Foresaw the Rise of Trump

Samuel Freedman rereads 1975's "Blue-Collar Aristocrats."
by Samuel G. Freedman via Literary Hub on January 30, 2020
Left: Place de la Concorde. Number 6 in the series Curiosités Parisiennes, early 20th century. Postcard; offset lithography. Courtesy Leonard A. Lauder. Right: Monolite Mussolini Dux, via Wikimedia Commons

The 20th-Century Obelisk, From Imperialist Icon to Phallic Symbol

Amid all the imperial aspiration, wooly-minded New Age mythologizing, and pure unadulterated commerce, the obelisk stands tall.
by Anthony Grafton, Brian A. Curran, Pamela O. Long, Benjamin Weiss via The MIT Press Reader on December 16, 2019

Pornotopia

In the mid-20th century, Playboy wasn't just an erotic magazine. It was an architectural movement as well.
by Paul B. Preciado via Public Books on October 11, 2019

With a Brass Band Blaring, Artist Kehinde Wiley Goes Off to War with Confederate Statues

Kehinde Wiley unveils his new equestrian statue in Times Square. In December, it will be installed in Richmond, with those of Civil War generals nearby.
by Philip Kennicott via Washington Post on September 27, 2019

The Theory That Justified Anti-Gay Crime

Fifty years after Stonewall, the gay-panic defense seems absurd. But, for decades, it had the power of law.
by Caleb Crain via The New Yorker on June 26, 2019
This photo, taken on the Minnesota frontier, depicts Regina Sorenson and three others "dressed in men's suits." MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West

Despite a seeming absence from the historical record, people who did not conform to traditional gender norms were a part of daily life in the Old West.
by Sabrina Imbler via Atlas Obscura on June 21, 2019
Image of Sergeant Pete Thibodeau during the War on Terror.

The Sum of All Beards

How did facial hair win American men’s hearts and minds? Thank the War on Terror.
by Adam Weinstein, Adrian Bonenberger via The New Republic on June 4, 2019
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