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Crisis Masculinity Part 6: All Men, Me Too
We shape male identity with shame... and wonder why society is so shameful, and men so shameless.
Feb 12
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Bram E. Gieben
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Episode 44: Mark McG - Last Exit from Giroland
Girobabies front-man and You Call That Radio host Mark McG returns to discuss his new book, final shows with the band, and much more
Feb 8
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Bram E. Gieben
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Guest essay: Simon Pearson - You Cannot Therapy Your Way Out of a Housing Crisis
Simon Pearson of Anti-Capitalist Musings on the right wing's monetisation of masculine despair, and the deliberate destruction of the secure future.
Feb 5
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A Fascist Haunting: Trump and the Enduring Relevance of the Twilight Zone’s “He’s Alive”
In a 1963 episode written by Rod Serling and starring Dennis Hopper, the ghost of Hitler returns to haunt America.
Published on Revol Press
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Jan 30
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Revol X Strange Exiles: Gareth Stuart Farmer on 'Writing Autism'
The first in a series of bonus episodes with Revol Press writers, this month featuring Gareth Stuart Farmer, author of the forthcoming book 'Writing…
Jan 29
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Crisis Masculinity Part 5: Dead Air
On the left, identity politics and no-platform tactics have failed, producing a dangerous, reactionary backlash that gets in the way of empathy and…
Jan 13
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Bram E. Gieben
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Here's how I made it to 2025
An end-of-year post looking back at my pre-Substack writing journey. Allow me to reintroduce myself...
Dec 31, 2025
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Guest essay: Bryce Nance - The Ergodic Ethic
Bryce Nance of Three Billion Nances asks, what does it mean to take a 'Ergodic' approach to male identity? How do we escape the influence of our…
Dec 21, 2025
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Crisis Masculinity Part 4: OK, Boomer
What do Bob Geldof and 'Once Upon A Time in Hollywood' have in common? They both offer tired ideas about masculinity that represent the 'baby boomer…
Dec 11, 2025
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Bram E. Gieben
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Episode 43: Neil Scott - Unaltered Images
Photographer, essayist and cultural gadfly Neil Scott on J.G. Ballard, René Girard, his Substack blog The Crop, and how photography grounds us in the…
Dec 3, 2025
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Bram E. Gieben
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Guest essay: Jason Myles - Johnny Got His Gun
If the American left rejects those reformed "deplorables" and exmilitary men, can it truly be said to represent the working class? A guest essay by…
Nov 27, 2025
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Jason L Myles
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Crisis Masculinity Part 3: Starring Ryan Gosling as Ozymandias
What can the stoic, oddly reserved and emotionless performances of Ryan Gosling tell us about male identity, and how it is reflected back to us by…
Nov 20, 2025
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Bram E. Gieben
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