Christopher Ferdinandi
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Published Works

I Married My Neighbors Dog
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on April 26, 2006.
Summary - "Let’s talk about fags. Do I have your attention? Good, because this is important: We need to legalize gay marriage."
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How do you feel about baby killing?
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on March 8, 2006.
Summary - "How do you feel about legalized baby killing? Do you support killing babies, or are you anti-women’s rights? The discussions we have about abortion have become so loaded with rhetoric that they’re usually not really about abortion at all."
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The Playlist Problem
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on February 23, 2006.
Summary - "Breath-mint? Check. Candles? Check. Condoms? Check. Check. (Hey, why stop after one?) But don’t forget one of the most important hook-up enhancements – music!"
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Not Woman Enough
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on February 7, 2006.
Summary - "'I don't want to be with you anymore... You've stolen my role in the relationship.' We were at a formal dinner gala, and this whole debacle occurred mid-dinner. Luckily, the food wasn’t that good."
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The Penis Monologues
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on February 1, 2006.
Summary - This piece asks, "Does The Vagina Monologues serve as a form of liberation for women or simply reduce them to their sexual organs?"
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Tuesdays with Christine
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on November 29, 2005.
Summary - "A degeneration of brain function is perhaps the cruelest way to lose someone you care about. You don’t have the option of mourning them in one big emotional experience. Instead you’re forced watch them slowly slip away."
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The Naked Self
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on November 10, 2005.
Summary - An examination of the role that clothing plays in the discovery, perception and reinvention of self western cultlure.
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Dating 101 and 102
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar as a two-part series on October 13 and October 18, 2005.
Summary - An enlightened man's guide to dating.
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Where's My Glasses?
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on October 4, 2005.
Summary - "I’m a crotchety old man, and I’m trapped in a 22 year-old’s body."
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Of Mold and Men
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on September 27, 2005.
Summary - A look at Intelligent Design, Creationism masked as science.
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Introduction to Men's Studies
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on September 20, 2005.
Summary - An exploration of the unique social constraints placed on men in modern American society, and an argument for why feminism isn't seeing the whole picture.
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The Lil' Rhody Survival Guide
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on September 13, 2005.
Summary - Rhode Island is a small state with big culture. This piece highlights some of the more unique aspects of living in Lil' Rhody.
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Behind the Sign
Originally published in The Good 5-Cent Cigar on April 26, 2005.
Summary - "He held up a cardboard sign that read: 'HOMELESS: Please Help. Will Work. Thank you + GOD BLESS,' and featured a large smiley face. This is how I met Pops."
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