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Frazer Clarke: “I had a hole in my leg, I’m very lucky to be alive”

Hard Feelings — For our interview column on masculinity and fatherhood, the Olympic boxing medallist speaks to Robert Kazandjian about hard graft, the fear and triumph of his first fight, and returning to the ring after being stabbed on a night out.

  • Sport
  • Robert Kazandjian
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Krept & Konan: “Being tough is indoctrinated into us”

Hard Feelings — In the latest from our interview column exploring fatherhood and masculinity, UK rap’s most successful double act reflect on loss, being vulnerable in their music, and how having a daughter has got Krept doing things he’d never have imagined.

  • Music
  • Robert Kazandjian

Sarah Jaffe: “The sense of anger amongst some men is masking a form of grief”

Our latest Hard Feelings column features a raw and powerful interview with the American author exploring grief as a prism through which to understand the world and the people, systems, relationships and communities within it in.

  • Daddy Issues
  • Robert Kazandjian

Kola Bokinni: “With dementia, you grieve for the person before they die”

For the latest in our Hard Feelings column, Robert Kazandjian sits down with the Ted Lasso star to talk about grief, building a relationship with his dad and losing him slowly to dementia.

  • Culture
  • Robert Kazandjian

Jordan Stephens: “I don’t like using the term ‘Toxic Masculinity’ anymore”

In the latest edition of our masculinity column Hard Feelings, the Rizzle Kicks singer and author talks about his childhood, vulnerability, his relationship with his mum and more.

  • Daddy Issues
  • Robert Kazandjian

Bashy: “My dad kept me alive”

In our latest Hard Feelings column, award winning actor and MC Ashley “Bashy” Thomas talks traditional masculinity, learning survival skills from his Dad and ‘making it’.

  • Culture
  • Robert Kazandjian

Jack Rooke and Jon Pointing on Big Boys, masculinity and friendship

In the latest edition of our Hard Feelings column, the stars of Channel 4’s Big Boys discuss not judging books by their covers, powerful working class women and the dangers of Piña Coladas.

  • Culture
  • Robert Kazandjian

Hard Feelings: Larry June

The San Franscican rapper talks homelessness, hustling and healing in the latest edition of our column on fatherhood and masculinity.

  • Music
  • Robert Kazandjian

Hard Feelings: Gabriel Krauze

In a new column about fatherhood and masculinity, we speak to the author about emotional availability, the immigrant experience and more.

  • Culture
  • Robert Kazandjian

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