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Gymorexia: Fact of Fiction?

Gymorexia: Fact of Fiction?

Detail magazine describes Gymorexia as-
Exercise dependency is a relatively new disorder, brought on by two things: the spread of fitness-club culture and the increasing pressure for young men to be both lean and muscular—think Chace Crawford vs. The Situation

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Self Improvement 2 years ago 3
VIDEO: How to Keep Your Razor Sharp

VIDEO: How to Keep Your Razor Sharp

Save money and help the environment by keeping your razor sharp! They say you can keep your razor sharp for months! Plus you get the cool factor when people go into your bathroom and see a jeans leg hanging there you can say “Oh, that’s my strop.” How cool would you be to be able to use the word “strop” on a regular basis?

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Self Improvement, Videos 2 years ago 3
THE Y.M.C.A Becomes “The Y”

THE Y.M.C.A Becomes “The Y”

Before there was Steamworks, there was the YMCA. And now the YMCA is changing its name to just “the Y ” but individual branches will still be called YMCA as in the “YMCA of Chicago.”…

Posted in: Culture & Style, Self Improvement 2 years ago 0
VIDEO: Woman Wails as She Gets a Tattoo

VIDEO: Woman Wails as She Gets a Tattoo

Do tattoos really hurt this bad?

Posted in: Self Improvement, Videos 2 years ago 4
Tired of lifting food to your mouth?

Tired of lifting food to your mouth?

Are you tired of lifting food to your mouth? Don’t worry, there’s a product out there to help get food to your mouth when you’re feeling weaker than normal.

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Self Improvement, video 2 years ago 2
Photos: “Let’s Take Pleasure Back” Live Podcast Forum, Nov. 11, 2009

Photos: “Let’s Take Pleasure Back” Live Podcast Forum, Nov. 11, 2009

Photos from “Let’s Take Pleasure Back” – a live podcast forum with Project CRYSP and Lifelube.org at the Center on Halsted, November 11, 2009.

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Images, Self Improvement 3 years ago 1
Samuel R. Galloway, Marc Felion, Keith Green, Fausto Fernós and Gary Harper

Special Edition FOF: Taking Pleasure Back

When talking about sex and gay men, the fear of danger, diseases and risk usually become the focus. Why does it have to be this way? Why not talk about the fantastic sex we do have? After all, being gay is not just good, it’s fabulous.

Join us live from the Center on Halsted with a panel of experts as we explore desire and ways we can be intimate, sensual and loving with each other.

FOF #1062 – Mack is Back

FOF #1062 – Mack is Back

Writer Byron Flitch joins us to take at the stunning news that 70s actress Mackenie Phillips had an 11 year incestual affair with her father the late musician John Phillips of the Mommas and the Pappas.

Posted in: Podcast, Self Improvement 3 years ago 9
FOF #1029 –  Relationship Status

FOF #1029 – Relationship Status

Writer Byron Flitsch talks about relationships from the perspective of a gay man living in Chicago. The good, the bad, the ones that last and the ones that make a lasting impression. Also, another Chicago drag queen goes to jail for beating up a contest judge with a trophy she didn’t win.

Posted in: Interviews, Podcast, Self Improvement, Writers 3 years ago 13
FOF #822 – Twitter Suicide

FOF #822 – Twitter Suicide

Nick Starr feels more comfortable text messaging than he does placing a phone call. Watching him work his iPhone, I see that his text message function gets used a whole lot. As an internet junkie…

Posted in: Interviews, Self Improvement, Technology 4 years ago 14