No One Way To Be A Man
Written by Ben Wilkoff
In my visit to San Fransisco last month, I stayed with a friend that I have known for nearly 30 years. We grew up together in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio and he is one of only two people that I still regularly talk to from my home town. There is a reason for this. […]
Written by Ben Wilkoff
I am a huge fan of the work that Laura Danger does on TikTok to help us all to eliminate toxic behavior in the form of Weaponized Incompetence, where (mostly) men use their insufficient skill at emotional labor, domestic labor, or any other perceived “women’s work” in order to justify their actions. I watch many […]
Written by Ben Wilkoff
The older I get, the more I believe in superpowers. Not the seeing through walls or spider-sense ones we see in the MCU or in within the local comic shop. Rather, I believe in super powers that are innate to humanity. I see superhuman feats so regularly that they cannot be denied. Fortunately, these powers […]
Written by Ben Wilkoff
You can feel progress, movement, momentum. It is hard to generate, but it is not hard to feel. You can feel its absence too. The subtle giving up Working on escape routes rather than a way forward It is when you stop building things and instead settle for crumbling structures and unswept corners It’s when […]
Written by Ben Wilkoff
The great diversity of humanity is astounding. I feel so ridiculously lucky to observe it and take part in it. I see tattoos that crisscross others bodies I see canes and other modes of support. I see sandals and hiking boots and tennis shoes and orthopedics, stylish, expensive and barely holding together. I see long […]
