May 19, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (May 19, 2015) Why are we so sensitive about telling people when they’ve gained weight? ___ Between last October and this May, I put on almost forty pounds. And I wish someone had told me that I was gaining weight. Don’t get me wrong, I...
May 16, 2015 | General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical), Liskula Cohen
Published: Good Men Project (May 16, 2015) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen discusses the dietary changes she’s had to make as a result of being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. On April 10th of this year, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This may seem...
May 7, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Health & Wellness (Physical), Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs, Mental Illness
Published: Daily Dot (May 7, 2015) At a time when Americans are justifiably shown real stories of police violence and racial profiling, it’s important to give credit to the law enforcement officials working to change our current system of brutality. That’s why we...
Apr 16, 2015 | Autobiographical, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (April 16, 2015) Matthew Rozsa shares his experiences as someone who can’t drive. ___ I’m not sure if being unable to drive is a net positive or negative, but I do know that it’s worth writing about. To clarify: When I say “unable to drive”...
Mar 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (March 24, 2015) A man who very rarely takes sick days—or weeks—discusses how he recently collapsed from exhaustion. ___ The movie poster is probably fake, a cheap knock-off sold by an unscrupulous Amazon vendor, but that doesn’t bother me....
Feb 18, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), Science and Technology
Published: Quartz (February 18, 2015) I still remember the first article I ever wrote about growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome. It was compelled (I’m reluctant to say inspired) by some of the controversial reports that circulated after the Sandy Hook Elementary...
Feb 5, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), President Obama, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 5, 2015) “The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.” Those were President Obama’s words in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie earlier this week during which he urged parents to get their children vaccinated. While it’s...
Jan 3, 2015 | Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (January 3, 2015) I don’t need to remind you about the so-called “epidemic” that reached America’s doorstep in 2014. From a ‘90s thriller to a Jesse Pinkman monologue, everyone knew about the dreaded Ebola virus before it reached our shores, but...
Nov 4, 2014 | Health & Wellness (Physical), History, Mental Illness, Other Media, Salon.com, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (November 4, 2014), Salon (November 5, 2014), Interview with CBC - Calgary (March 10, 2015), Interview with CBC - Edmonton (March 16, 2015) The ritual's energy savings are negligible, and the long winter nights are making us all miserable. Enough...
Oct 16, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (October 16, 2014) Unlikely though it might seem, First Lady Michelle Obama’s new viral video “Turnip for What” is more than just a silly video that parodies a hip-hop hit to teach Americans about the joys of eating the titular vegetable. Indeed,...