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The best minds : a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
\"When the Rosens moved to New Rochelle in 1973, Jonathan Rosen and Michael Laudor seemed destined to become inseparable. The boys, both children of college professors, grew up on the same street in intellectually vibrant homes shaped by ideas, liberal Jewish culture, the trauma of the Holocaust, and a shared love of basketball and standup comedy. But the two best friends were also keen competitors bearing the same great expectations, and when Michael and Jonathan both got into Yale, they seemed set to ascend to the heights of the American meritocratic elite. Leaving Jonathan behind, Michael blazed through college in three years, graduating summa cum laude and landing a top-flight consulting job for far more money than their parents had ever made. But all wasn't as it seemed. One day, Jonathan received the fateful call: Michael had suffered a serious psychotic break and was institutionalized at a New York City psychiatric hospital where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He would stay there for nine months before transitioning to a halfway house. Facing the prospect of a life spent bagging groceries, Michael decided to play the one card left to him: just before his break, he had been accepted to Yale Law School, and now, against all odds, he planned to enroll. Still struggling mightily with schizophrenia, Michael made it through the top law school in the country. His extraordinary story soon made the front page of the New York Times; an agent sold his memoir to a major publisher for a large sum; Ron Howard swept in to acquire film rights, with Brad Pitt set to star. It was all a dream come true for Michael and his tirelessly supportive girlfriend Carrie. But then, the unimaginable happened: in the grip of an unshakable paranoid fantasy, Michael stabbed Carrie to death with a kitchen knife. To this day, Michael Laudor remains confined to a maximum-security forensic hospital in upstate New York. The Best Minds is Jonathan Rosen's brilliant and heartbreaking account of what happened to Michael Laudor, and why. Exploring the dramatic transformation of American culture and of society's relationship to mental illness in the second half of the twentieth century, this is a story about the power and limits of the bonds of family, friendship, and community, the lure of the American dream and the promise of academic achievement. At times tender and hilarious, and at times harrowing and almost unbearably sad, The Best Minds is an extreme version of a story that is tragically familiar to all too many. In the hands of a writer of Jonathan Rosen's gifts and dedication, its significance will echo widely\"-- Provided by publisher
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A long stretch of bad days
\"A lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind--until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating. Bristal Jamison has a bad reputation and a foul mouth, but she also needs one more credit to graduate. An unexpected partnership forms as the two remake Lydia's town history podcast to investigate the Long Stretch of Bad Days--a week when Henley was hit by a tornado, a flash food, as well as its first, only, and unsolved murder. As their investigation unearths buried secrets, some don't want them to see the light. When the threats escalate, the girls have to uncover the truth before the dark history of Henley catches up with them\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Vasilii Maksimov: Individuality and Collectivism in Pëtr Krestonostsev's Artel of Artists
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This essay explores the circumstances which led the Russian painter Vasilii Maksimov to compose an unusual group portrait in the early months of 1864. The work was painted shortly after fourteen students withdrew from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg and formed a cooperative association known as the St. Petersburg Artel of Artists, a commune spearheaded by the painter Ivan Kramskoi. Shortly after these events, Maksimov would join an Artel of artists established by the Academy graduate Pёtr Krestonostsev. Few scholars discuss this Artel but exploring the ways it mirrored collective ideals for artistic practice then prevalent in Paris sheds light on how homosocial networks of support rose to the fore in this historical moment. Maksimov's 1864 group portrait records the productive conflict that resulted from artists' desire to work with one another through discourse and collaboration in both eastern and western Europe in the period.
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In limbo
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health plummeting, resulting in a suicide attempt. But Deb is resilient and slowly heals with the help of art and self-care, guiding her to a deeper understanding of her heritage and herself.
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Pindi Boys: The Cultural Production of Urban Masculinity in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
This article seeks to understand and analyze the formation of urban masculinities in Rawalpindi, Pakistan by focusing on a subculture known as \"Pindi boys,\" who are young men aged 17-22. In doing so, this research offers an understanding of what it means to be a teen or young man from a low-income household in the urban city of Rawalpindi. How does sociocultural context influence boys and young men to embody a specific type of masculinity? Following the daily lifestyle of Pindi boys, this research avoids generalizations that result in an ahistorical analysis of men and masculinities in urban spaces. Considering how cities-in this case, the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad-can simultaneously be spaces of exclusion and inclusion, this research offers a feminist reading of men and masculinities in present-day Pakistan. Adopting a feminist ethnographic methodology, the paper demonstrates that these boys and young men form bonds and affiliations among themselves to resist and revolt against the Westernized, elitist, liberal, classist sensibilities of their immediate neighbors of Islamabad. In this process of differentiating themselves from the \"Burger boys\" of Islamabad, they have constructed a distinctive identity rooted in their socio-cultural and economic contexts. Exploring the lives of Pindi boys from Rawalpindi reveals the intersectional nature of their masculinity. In reaction to the stigmatization and othering they have experienced in terms of class and location, they find power in a masculine identity anchored in patriarchal structures. This work contributes to theorizing masculinities in urban spaces by addressing how urban masculinity is imagined, embodied, and received in a particular sociocultural milieu.
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Bodies, Booze, and Bros: an Ethnographic Study of Masculinity at Las Vegas Beach and Day Clubs
Beach and Day Clubs are popular alternatives to traditional nightclubs, as events occur in the daytime with the body on full display in swim attire. My research provides a significant contribution to the literature in masculinity due to the difficulty in gaining insider status to Las Vegas Beach and Day Clubs specifically. Drawing from participant observation and interviews over a six-year period, the findings reveal how they are a unique site of masculinity construction for men through the body, both outside and inside the venue. They also serve as places to reproduce gendered hierarchies and masculinities. The results additionally highlight the importance of homosociality and girl hunting in understanding group interaction among men, and the implications they have on those in these leisure spaces.
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'Dope, Phenomenal Black Men at my Reach': Exploring the Benefits of Homosocial Bonding in a Black Male Initiative
By employing homosocial bonding as a framework, this qualitative case-study focused on highlighting the benefits six Black male collegians received through engagement with other Black men in a university-supported Black male initiative (BMI) at a 4-year, historically White institution (HWI). The students in this study detailed how the BMI served as a critical space to be in and build community with other Black men. Based on the student narratives, two primary themes emerged: 1) Building Supportive Peer Relationships and (2) Gaining Role Models, which impacted the men's academic success and future educational and career aspirations. Based on the findings, implications for future research and practice centered around supporting the success of Black collegiate men in similar programs are discussed.
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Vasilii Maksimov: Individuality and Collectivism in Pëtr Krestonostsev's Artel of Artists
Abstract
This essay explores the circumstances which led the Russian painter Vasilii Maksimov to compose an unusual group portrait in the early months of 1864. The work was painted shortly after fourteen students withdrew from the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg and formed a cooperative association known as the St. Petersburg Artel of Artists, a commune spearheaded by the painter Ivan Kramskoi. Shortly after these events, Maksimov would join an Artel of artists established by the Academy graduate Pёtr Krestonostsev. Few scholars discuss this Artel but exploring the ways it mirrored collective ideals for artistic practice then prevalent in Paris sheds light on how homosocial networks of support rose to the fore in this historical moment. Maksimov's 1864 group portrait records the productive conflict that resulted from artists' desire to work with one another through discourse and collaboration in both eastern and western Europe in the period.
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A Mixed-Method Study of Same-Sex Kissing Among College-Attending Heterosexual Men in the U.S
This is the first research to assess the prevalence of same-sex kissing among college-attending, heterosexual men in the United States. We utilized a mixed-method study of 442 quantitative surveys and 75 in-depth interviews with participants from 11 universities in order to understand the frequency, context and meanings of same-sex kissing. We found that the prevalence of kissing on the cheek among these participants was 40%, and kissing on the lips 10%. Both types of kisses were predicted by positive attitudes toward gay men and both types of kissing were generally described as non-sexual expressions of affection. We situate these empirical results within contemporary theoretical debates about masculinities and contend that the meanings associated with heterosexual masculinity are undergoing a profound shift in U.S. culture. This trend of same-sex kissing needs further attention to fully understand these shifts and the emerging homosocial and tactile experiences of young American men.
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