How "Mean Boys" Control Our Culture
Geoffrey Mak, author of 'Mean Boys,' explains our new age of cruelty—led by personalities as wide-ranging as Donald Trump and Elliot Rodger—and how we can pivot to power that encourages generosity.
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Geoffrey Mak, author of 'Mean Boys,' explains our new age of cruelty—led by personalities as wide-ranging as Donald Trump and Elliot Rodger—and how we can pivot to power that encourages generosity.
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A collection of poems, stories, journal entries and photo essays on how queer people across the world experienced the pandemic
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