Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle and of the Old South

and of the Old South

Hello in There

tune out and give ourselves permission to be still

Only the gods have the answers she is seeking

Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle and of the Old SouthFrom a Washington Post critic and self described meathead, a witty, incisive, poignant exploration of male body image, from the history of the gym to the politics of superheroes to the world of manfluencers Michael Andor Brodeur is a Gen X gay writer with a passion for bodybuilding and an insatiable curiosity about masculinity a concept in which many men are currently struggling to find their place. In our current moment, where "manfluencers" on