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Isn't He Lovely: Farewell and Further Reading

Social Commentary post by CristenConger on October 31, 2011 - 10:28am; tagged body image, isn't he lovely, male beauty, masculinity, ryan gosling.

feminist ryan gosling wearing crew neck striped shirt and a blazer saying "hey girl, my eyes are up here."Alas, it's time for the "Isn't He Lovely" guest blogging series to come to an end, and I hope you've enjoyed the past eight weeks as much as I have.

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Spoiler Alert: Ides of March is About What Now?

Movies post by Kelsey Wallace on October 18, 2011 - 1:37pm; tagged Evan Rachel Wood, George Clooney, Ides of March, movies, ryan gosling.
This post contains massive spoilers for Ides of March. You've been warned.

Ryan Gosling and Evan Rachel Wood sitting in a car
This so should have been on the movie poster.
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Isn't He Lovely: Male Nudity, the Final Frontier

Social Commentary post by CristenConger on October 14, 2011 - 10:32am; tagged Blossom, body image, isn't he lovely, male nudity, nude scenes, nudity, ryan gosling.

Ryan Gosling with a white towel around his neck and a necklace on standing naked in front of Steve Carrell in Crazy Stupid LoveThe first time I really paused to consider the naked male body happened circa age 9 while watching Blossom on the floor of my parents' bedroom, where I ironically snuck in all of my parent-disapproved TV programming. I can’t remember what plot twist provoked it, but at some point, Six explains to Blossom that naked men look like "half-decorated Christmas trees." Conjuring up an image of a Ken doll in a Santa hat, my sheltered developing brain didn’t get the humor. But I did get the feeling that whatever Six really meant about the unclothed penis, it wasn't exactly complimentary. Boys naked, who wants to see that?

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