Sports
Meanings of Manu
Manu Ginobili shook out of his slump to help the Spurs within a game of the NBA Championship. Here, Yago Colas discusses the Argentine’s unique style of play within the racial, economic and political context of the global game basketball has become.
Reviews, Commentary, and Fiction from MCofA
Defining Deviancy Down
Jim Jividen reflects on a recent Real World fistfight and concludes that what once shocked now barely registers.
Sex & Relationships
10 Reasons Why Emily Hartridge Loves Men (Video)
The very funny Emily Hartridge explains her top 10 reasons for loving men.
Social Justice
Violence and Trauma
Widening the Lens on Gender and Violence
Peter Pollard, the Training and Outreach Director for 1in6, sends us a hopeful message for the future of male trauma informed awareness initiatives and response systems.
Health, Psychology & Addiction
21st Century Extinction Diet
Rannoch Donald offers simple ways for people to stop perpetuating the harmful cycle of fad diets, and start taking the power back for their own health.
Is Being “Rock Hard” Worth Risking Your Life?
Male sexual performance supplements are largely unregulated, yet may contain dangerous drugs not listed on the label.
Conflict
Can You Unintentionally Commit Child Abuse?
After a tumultuous childhood filled with abuse and neglect, Nathan C. Daniels reflects on how some of the pain he experienced may not have been inflicted intentionally.
Education
6 Tips That Should Have Been in Your Graduation Speech
You’ve probably never heard a graduation speech like this one. Here are 6 tips to prepare you for life after high school or college.
Father’s Day 2013
Father’s Day/Week/Life
It’s the “Love, Recorded” Father’s Day, but hasn’t it been Father’s Day every day?
Father’s Day Can be a Total Bummer if Your Dad Was/Is a Piece of S***
Alex Steed gets that not every father has given his children a reason to celebrate.
Men’s Work
What Dad Really Wants
This Father’s Day, Colin Berry suggests, maybe it’s time to give Dad more than just another tie or gift card.
Business Ethics
Kissing Colleagues
Which is preferred in the business arena, a handshake, hug, or kiss? And is the answer gendered? Dr. Peggy Drexler explores the rituals.
Mentoring and Volunteering
Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
Josh Magill shares his admiration for the man he calls Dad–who taught him the true meaning of being a man–someone that didn’t have to be his Dad, but did so with vigor.
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We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century.
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Men Only Want to Fix Things and Women Only Want You to Listen? Really? (Video)
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How to Survive Being Dumped
There’s no getting around it, getting dumped sucks. But Harris O’Malley can tell you how to survive it and be stronger in the end.
Ten Seconds Dead
Ten seconds—that’s how long Jonathan Footerman was dead after he flew over the handlebars of his motorcycle.
My Second Birth
Leonard Pitt never got the opportunity to raise a child from birth. Until his grandson arrived and changed everything.
Dads & Families
Boys Will Be Boys Because We Want Them To Be
Kenny Bodanis cites four parental culprits that reinforce societal stereotypes and keep boys stuck in outdated notions of boyhood
You Don’t Need To Thank Me For Father’s Day
Robert Duffer has taught his kids some things and showed them others. And he wants nothing more than to hang on to every moment of those experiences.
MegaSAHD: Mark Greene
New Case May Be Catalyst for New Zealand to Change Gendered Sexual Assault Laws
“…it has also highlighted disparity in the law of rape, which makes it impossible for a woman to be accused of the crime.”
-New Zealand Herald
International Men’s Movement
How Can We Help Boys Fulfill Their Dreams?
How can men make a difference for boys? Canadian man calls on Good Men Project community for advice on how to create an event for boys in his local school on
Advice & Confessions
Dear John: It Feels Too Right To Be Wrong
An Eleanor Roosevelt-type extramarital affair, pubic grooming, and a friend who loaned out the money they owed him.
Father’s Day Can be a Total Bummer if Your Dad Was/Is a Piece of S***
Alex Steed gets that not every father has given his children a reason to celebrate.
Ethics & Values
When Bad Men Do Good Things
Can people be so tainted that even when they do a good deed, it somehow isn’t?
Marriage
Coming Out To Your Wife
Dennis Milam Bensie needed a straight marriage and inspiration from a controversial film to come out.
Mad Men Season 6
The Big Babies of Mad Men, Episode 12
Don Draper is in the fetal position, Ted Chaough is blinded by love, and the agency is divided: JD Schraffenberger dives into Mad Men, Season 6, Episode 12.
Guyhood
Ending Anxiety with Solid Shields and Open Vents
Making guyhood better means involving the screens and valves that relieve male anxiety.
Arts & Entertainment
Is Neil Patrick Harris Gay Enough?
What’s lost, if anything, when a prominent gay man becomes a symbol of hetero-masculinity
Avenue Q Heads North to Canada
One of New York’s most hilarious, tongue-in-cheek puppet shows makes its way to the Great White North.
Gender & Sexuality
“The Most Popular Guys on YouTube” Are Cavemen
Gretchen Edwards-Bodmer clicks on a link from YouTube telling her about the “Most Popular Guys” and all she sees are harmful stereotypes.
Gay Male Sexism and How It Happens
A video of a talk by John Stoltenberg who explains how homophobia and misogyny are intertwined.
Father Seeks Father
William Dameron may have been pretending in some areas of his life, but he never pretended to be a father. He simply was one.
GMP Original Column: Root Down
The Corporate Death Penalty
Should corporations suffer the same consequences as United States citizens? Carl Pettit argues in the case of corporate personhood and their constitutional rights.
On The Air
The Modern Dad: Hanging Out With Dad Bloggers From Across the Internet
Just in time for Father’s Day, The Good Men Project co-hosts a Google Hangout with Google and Dads and Editors from Mashable, Esquire, NYC Dads, and more.
In Good Faith
The Wrong Kind of Muslim: An Excerpt
An untold story of persecution and perseverance, by Qasim Rashid
Weekend Fiction
How to Fix Your Life
“My best friend’s father died. I went on eBay and tried to buy a new best friend, but all the best friends on eBay were too expensive.” By Mark Baumer
Work / Life Balance
Is Autonomy the New Money?
What does Jay-Z offer Beyoncé that men can offer the women they hope to marry?
Editors’ Picks
Lost in Translation
Andy Bodle is flattered to receive the attention of a much younger woman—while hoping to avoid being noticed by her powerful father.
Dad, Husband, Writer: I Want It All
Carter Gaddis wants to be a dedicated father, a diligent worker, and a devoted husband. It’s a lot of work to get it all.
The Homeless are Human
Nannatte Ricaforte reminds us that “Homelessness might rob one of his dignities but humanity perseveres in all.”
Is Autonomy the New Money?
What does Jay-Z offer Beyoncé that men can offer the women they hope to marry?
What Makes a Woman Beautiful to a Man?
Dr. Adam Sheck examines what it means to be beautiful, and explains the elements that create true beauty in his eyes.
Drone King
Drone technology that preserves the lives of American soldiers may come at a price to American civilians.
What Good Is Gratitude When the World Is Tearing Apart?
When destruction threatens our ability to hope, gratitude is a balm.
The Discomfort of the Mirror: Silver Linings Playbook, Bipolar, and Me
Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.
One Shot Away from Combustion: A Family of Angry Men
David Stanley sees four generations of angry men in his family. Will they be able to control their tempers, or will the tempers control them?
On Strength, Beauty, and Strongman Contests
Strongman NC Harrison is comfortable in his very large body, even if he confounds the expectations of others.
One Tough Mother
Novelist Benjamin Percy finds inspiration and fortitude in his mother, who once, in her third trimester, butchered an elk for 1,000 lbs of meat.
“Why did being male make us less in need of assertiveness training?”
This comment of the day is from Joseph, on the post “It’s Time to Stop Discriminating Against Men (and Women)”