How Did I Miss This Article?
Isn’t it someone’s job to inform me when something that stupid is going down? Because this article is the quintessence of End of Men hysteria. How bad is it? It says, in all seriousness, this...
View ArticlePart Two of the Fucking Ridiculous Article
Article here. Part one here. When Barry Schwartz started teaching at Swarthmore in the ’70s and would pose a question to a class, “Someone was always interrupting before the question was finished,” he...
View ArticleRomney is an “Alpha Male” Apparently
Or so says the National Review. I remain confused about why I should give a fuck. The conventional biological wisdom is that men select mates for fertility, while women select for status — thus the...
View ArticleMen Who Do Chores Are Happier
According to a study across seven countries, men who do more household chores are happier and report more well-being and a better work-life balance. Of course, correlation is not causation. It’s...
View ArticleLove And Relationship Expert Knows Nothing About Relationships, Love
Apparently Amy Poehler and Will Arnette have broken up. My reaction is “…they were married?” which I think is the reaction of most people, with a few diehard fans of both having a few tears. (No...
View ArticleBoth Men and Women Value Work, Family
From the Department of Fuck You, We’re Totally Winning: Men and women are increasingly equally likely to value both work and family. According to a Pew research study, two-thirds of women say that...
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“The End of Men” on Al-Jazeera Stream
The Good Men Project’s own Noah Brand weighs in against Hanna Rosin’s notion of “The End of Men” On yesterday’s Stream program on Al-Jazeera online, the subject was controversial author Hanna Rosin...
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Is There A War On Men?
Everyone and their mother has decided to make fun of Suzanne Venker, so there is no reason that I shouldn’t jump on the overflowing bandwagon. According to Pew Research Center, the share of women ages...
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Is Selling Your Name The Same As Selling Your Identity?
What does it say about a person, when they are willing to sell even their last name for profit? It was Shakespeare who wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would...
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On Discussing Beauty
Joanna Schroeder understands the cruel machinations of the beauty industry, but she doesn’t think that minimizes the authenticity of Tom Matlack’s admiration of his wife. Tom Matlack said that when he...
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Why “Eligible Bachelors” Are a Twisted Anachronism
Town & Country magazine does their part perpetuating an outdated, harmful, sexist trope. It seems that no less an authority than Town & Country magazine, the official academic journal for the...
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Massive Trove of William Blake Drawings Uncovered
A lost trove of William Blake’s art has been discovered in a Manchester library, art that went unappreciated when it was made. Alan Moore called him “England’s greatest Holy Fool.” He was in that...
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‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots
Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s. The budget of the movie was $105 million, and as the May 10 opening of...
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Sex, Food, Success… Repeat
Why are our stereotypes of what men want so shallow… and so wrong? — With the focus of publications like the Good Men Project, along with a slew of websites on topics like fatherhood, and with entire...
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The “Perfect Man” Joke… Again
To nobody’s surprise, it’s not funny this time either. Why do we let it pass? The picture above is of one of those novelty chocolate things that turns up around holidays, in this case celebrating...
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Money Porn: The Objectification of Christian Grey
A story with toxic ideas about gender includes the toxic image of men as success objects. The remarkable thing about the movie version of Fifty Shades of Grey is how rapey it isn’t. The book was an...
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Why Power Isn’t Really Power At All
You are changing the world, just by existing. You are worthy of everything you’ve ever wanted. And it’s a heck of a lot easier to figure that out now than to spend your life striving after the...
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Are You A Failure If You’re Not Rich?
RSVP for CTE Football Calls Noah Brand explores an industry that capitalizes on men’s need to feel successful, even when they can’t afford it. This post was previously published at No Seriously What...
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How To Train Your Work Ethic and Willpower
— Friend: I’d rather die than miss a day at the gym Me: That’s a bit extreme, don’t you think? Friend: What I found is, if I miss one day, I will miss every day. Whatever set of excuses I have today...
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How Bringing Joy to Work Can Improve Your Life (and Save You From Burnout)
— Professional success and entrepreneurship can be rewarding, but they have their limitations. Joy and ultimate meaning are too often viewed as byproducts of landing that dream job or reaching a...
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