( As always this can be seen in the original context here )

One of the few 'traditionally' masculine and predominantly homosocial activities I engage in, and have (on and off) for many years, is martial arts/self-defence - and I've found it  really interesting and surprising in terms of engagement with masculinity.

( As always this can be seen in the original context, and with he original comment threads of critical masculinities blog here )

( As always this can be seen in the original context, and with he original comment threads of critical masculinities blog here )

( As always this can be seen in the original context of critical masculinities blog here )

Oh that's right, I don't just talk about regular masculinities, I talk about hypermasculinities.

I love a good pun-based title. The other night I watched The Boat That Rocked - a 2009 film by Richard Curtis of Love Actually fame. Wikipedia Tells me that it will be Called "Pirate Radio" in the US & have a November release date. It is a comedy about a Pirate Radio based offshore on a boat, in '60s Britain - hence the title(s). This film is nostalgia.

Note: The posts that appear here also appear in their original context at my blog Critical Masculinities - and as I've just started posting here, for a little while I'll be reposting older entries from Critical Masculinities, until the content catches up.