Jessa Crispin was the woman behind Bookslut.com and has written about literature, feminism, and the creative spark for NPR, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. In her latest work, What is Wrong with Men: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity and How (Of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything, she explores how masculinity went from being a good father, provider and gentleman with roles portrayed by the likes of Cary Grant and Fred MacMurray to cutthroat, often desperate figures willing to do anything and everything to prove that they are the alpha. She argues that Michael Douglas’ films throughout the 1980s accurately portray this cultural shift in a funny but poignant way.
Tue, 7pm, $21-$42.99
Kepler’s Books, Menlo Park
