Stories

As a result of this, almost every week I hear from a (male) veteran who’s been sexually assaulted. It’s heartbreaking.

Women in the military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat.

Hello, New Macho!

I’m mildly obsessed with male studies.

Girls vs. Boys. I wish I’d written this as an argument for same sex ed.

Women will rule the world.

A lawsuit that stands to do a whole lot more than any legislation.

In which I terrify my parents.

This is why my name is Jesse. (It could have been Oyster.)

My absolute, unequivocal favorite.

The Battle of the Anti-Violence Gurus. Two visionaries talk some smack, talk to me, then, finally, talk to each other.

I am from Maine. It is a funny place.

When my grandmother died, it was really awful, and not just because of the obvious. It was also awful because the system is awful. It needs fixing.

But! My grandmother was blind, and she did a lot of things like this. And things like this are pretty great.

Pet Project, in which I explore people’s absurd devotion to their pets, and my own.

Health care: it’s a problem. Shocking. Can a hipster help?

Also not-so-shocking? Blacks and whites, not even close to equal, health-wise.

Who else is getting screwed? Kids in foster care. Is there anyone who deserves it less?

No crack was smoked during the reporting of this story.

When we became bionic.

This show was deeply terrifying.

A teeny, tiny piece, but maybe the best quote I’ve ever gotten.

A lesson learned from experience.

“Green” doesn’t necessarily mean good.

A story, and phenomenon, I will find endlessly fascinating.

I talk to a genius.

And that guy from SVU!

William Shatner likes my voice.

This other guy, not so much.

I irritated some people in India. And New Jersey.

And also some American Sikhs.

One of my best days ever. And certainly my brightest.