"John Edwards, Tiger Woods, Jesse James, and our obsession with their bad behavior, are a symptom of a much deeper problem that the Groundhog Day feel of the news should shake us all to consider...."
Read the full piece, in Fogged Clarity, here:
About the Essay:
Everyone is talking about Jesse and Tiger before him, their wives, and the tragedy of sexual misconduct. But no one is connecting the dots. What about the rest of the men in America? Why are we so obsessed with tabloid cases of dramatic rise and fall? Why doesn't anyone come clean and talk about how we as a country are addicted to sex? Specifically how about the state of the American man? The essay attempts to grapple with these questions and more.
The sex trade, from porn to prostitutes, is accelerating to the point that many of the best known media players are retooling to take advantage the highest margin business there is. This whole scenario is a huge red flag that demands that we all come clean rather than continuing to point our fingers at some celebrity caught with his pants down.
About Fogged Clarity:
By incorporating music and the visual arts and releasing a new issue monthly, Fogged Clarity aims to transcend the conventions of a typical literary journal. Our network is extensive and our scope is as broad as thought itself; we are, you are, unconstrained. With that spirit in mind Fogged Clarity will examine the work of authors, artists, scholars, and musicians, providing a home for art and thought that warrants exposure.
"I have always believed that the most important thing a human being can do is create, and if creation is the whispering of personal truths into the commotion of existence, then I established Fogged Clarity to make those whispers a little more audible. For me fogged clarity is the light caught on the canvas of a rain-slicked street, it's remembering my age when I smell autumn, it's the melancholia of a John Cheever story, or the chills that run down my back when I hear Adam Duritz sing. We all have our own evocations. The art in our journal is their product. Clarity aims to showcase the work of some of the most intense and gifted thinkers in the world: some renown and others still hidden. Hopefully you will find something resonant here, something stirring and poignant, or perhaps you will be compelled to share the fruits of your own fogged clarity."
Ben Evans
Executive Editor
About the Author:
Thomas Matlack is the former Chief Financial Officer of The Providence Journal, is the founding Managing Partner of Megunticook Management, and is the co-founder of The Good Men Project.