Just read "In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man," @tomjunod.bsky.social's memoir about growing up with a swaggering, sun-worshipping, philandering father on Long Island. It has been a long time since I've felt myself dissolve into a book, unable to think about anything else.
Barry Yeoman
My friend @johnhendrickson.bsky.social has written an honest, beautiful Esquire profile of journalist Tom Junod, whom you might know for his stories about Mister Rogers or the 9/11 Falling Man. The article explores masculinity, secrets, and betrayal, and it's told with John's big open heart.
Barry Yeoman
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In a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau...
