“Sinatra created … the most important model of masculinity for a generation of Americans. He had transformed his persona from that of a skinny, boyish, even androgynous heartthrob with Brylcreemed curls, too-big jackets, sailor suits (!), and floppy bow ties into that of a suave man of authority and sensitivity in crisp, slim-line suits. He appealed not to teenage girls but to their mothers and fathers. The jazz critic Gary Giddins, one of the most astute writers on the singer, summed up the transformed Sinatra: ‘Above all, he was adult. He sang to adults.’” —Benjamin Schwarz, “His Second Act,” The Atlantic
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Crisis of Masculinity
November 5, 2007 · No Comments
“The crisis of Islam, he argues, is a crisis of masculinity. He speaks of ‘centuries of humiliation,’ first by the west, latterly by Israel. ‘How do you get back God’s favour? You come to a T-junction: one says, less religion; the other says, more religion and you turn to the right. Absolutely desperate.’” —Martin Amis
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