SHANE​ WARREN

Boys, Power, and the Lie We Keep Selling as Manhood... a Shane Warren ramble on rape, the manosphere, and why domination is not masculinity...

Life can sometimes feel like a rollercoaster ride - thrilling, unpredictable, and occasionally overwhelming. When the ups and downs start to take a toll on your emotional well-being, seeking support is a smart move. One of the most effective ways to navigate these challenges is through Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling. If you’re in Singapore and looking for a gentle, practical way to boost your mental fitness, EAP counselling might just be the key you need.

When the Match Ends: What the World Cup teaches us about winning, losing, and the human instinct to reach toward one another

So, when Australian politicians import the American posture - the swagger, the suspicion, the “strongman realism” - we should be asking: which America are you importing? The one that sells freedom like a brand? Or the one that lives with the consequences of a fractured social contract and a heavily armed civic culture?

Let’s start with a confession that will either make you nod or make you want to throw your phone into the sea: I’m tired of living in an era where being loudly wrong is treated like a personality, and being thoughtfully right is treated like a provocation.

If you’re coming to Mardi Gras this weekend, come for joy and bring responsibility with you. Let it be loud. Let it be beautiful. Let it be safe. Let it be the kind of night that tells every kid watching from the sidelines: you are not alone.

Freedom of speech… or freedom to be a nuisance with a microphone?

When fear rises, when the world feels brittle, when people are tempted to retreat into suspicion or anger, the instinct is to pull the light inward protect it, hide it, ration it. Hanukkah does something else. It puts the light where others can see it.

These instruments do not “prove” that crowns cause prosperity, freedom, or happiness. They do support a humbler claim: where a democracy already takes law and competence seriously, an apolitical head of state helps it stay serious in bad weather.

A strange thing happens when a country starts arguing with itself: we forget who benefits. We trade side-eye with the person down the street who votes differently, while those who profit from chaos quietly toast another bumper quarter. We rage at each other online, and the engagement metrics purr. We are, as the saying goes, taking the bait.