Tag: manliness

LANDMAN and Masculinity

by Chris Yeh

LANDMAN is the latest hit television series from writer-director Taylor Sheridan.  Like the highly successful podcast it was based on, Boomtown, LANDMAN tells the story of oil and gas extraction in the Permian Basin of Texas.  The shale boom in 21st century America is a pretty amazing story on its own (one which my book … Continue reading LANDMAN and Masculinity

Is Manliness Hazardous to Your Health?

by Chris Yeh

“Well, I’m not the world’s most masculine man / But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man” –The Kinks (singing about a transvestite homosexual lover) I am not noted as a totem of masculinity.  I don’t repair cars.  I let my wife program the VCR.  I eat arugula almost every day. … Continue reading Is Manliness Hazardous to Your Health?