100 Acts of Male Goodness

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#26: The Best Friend

“To this day he has never asked me out.”

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Good Is Good

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What Is a “Good” Man?

This is a project not a destination, for us collectively and for each one of us personally.

Tom Matlack's Weekly Column

Sports

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Carmelo

Tom Ley doesn’t care if Carmelo Anthony wins a championship. He just wants his time as a Knick to be fun to watch.

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The Issues of Men’s Rights

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Why I Advocate for Men’s Rights

Men deserve more voices talking for them, writes GirlWritesWhat, and that’s why she’s doing it.

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Men as the Solution, Not the Problem

James Landrith salutes the men making an impact in sexual violence work and survivor advocacy programs.

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Families

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My 55-Year-Old Father in the Geriatric Ward

Her father is a different man now, but Jilly Boyd is still standing behind him.

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Divorce

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Late in the Season

Mark Ellis takes his children on a trip to the past.

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Media Men

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The World Needs More Teds Than Barneys

Mark Radcliffe laments that the guy who’s a great catch in the long run doesn’t always make the best first impression.

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Fear & Courage

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Is Homophobia a ‘Phobia?’

What if straight men are more afraid of similarities than differences?

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Health, Psychology, & Addiction

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Men on Addiction

We asked men from around the country, What are you addicted to? This is what they told us.

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Education and Boys

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The Language of Mean

When kids don’t want to be nice to each other, they have their own euphemistic way of going about it. Here’s a guide.

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The Presumption of Male Guilt

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‘Knight in Shining Armor’ Syndrome

There’s probably no better place on earth to observe gender dynamics than in a bar on a Friday night.

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Male Heartbreak

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Beyond the Deep Purple: Heart Bruises, Love, and Will

It’s better to find love than to fall into it, writes Jamie Utt.

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Our Sexual Vocabulary

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Non-monogamy

Jeremy M. believes you don’t need to let society’s rules get in the way of the kind of relationship that you are interested in having.

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Occupy 2.0: What Next?

“No government can exist for a single moment without the cooperation of the people, willing or forced, and if people withdraw their cooperation in every detail, the government will come to a standstill.” —Gandhi

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Men Are Funny

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The Funny Thing About Semen

How a “seminal moment” caused decades of confusion for Jake DiMare.

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Men Over 50

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A Ruined Body Is A Poem

Julie Gillis, on lust, bodies, aging and kindness.

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Men and Social Media

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Trending Now: #Social Media and Being a #Man: Is it Good or Bad?

Maneet Bhatia wants us to use social media as an extension of ourselves, not a definition.

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Women’s Obsession with Beauty

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The Ugly Duckling as Gender-Neutral Beauty Ideal

‘The Ugly Duckling’ provides a lesson in beauty and acceptance for everyone, regardless of gender.

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On Rape and Sexual Violence

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I Ain’t Talking

When you can’t talk, write poetry.

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Making the Streets Safe

After spending 10 years in prison, Abrigal Forrester is working hard to reduce violence in some of Boston’s most dangerous neighborhoods.

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Conflict

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National Murder Day

Do most guys fantasize about playing God? Tom Matlack thinks so.

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Man to Man

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A Conversation With Steve Buckley

After Boston Herald columnist and sports-radio personality Steve Buckley had his “coming-out party”, we talked about the reaction of the Boston sports world, from the fan on the street to the owner of the Patriots.

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Press

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‘Good Doesn’t Need to Be Boring’

FOUNDED, an online mag that features “interviews with rule breakers and risk takers from around the world,” talks with our own Lisa Hickey.

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Gender and Sexuality

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‘How Gay’ Has ‘Stay[ed] White’ for Over a Decade

Homosexuality isn’t just a white thing, Josh Friedberg writes, and it’s up to us to challenge the stereotypes that continue to misinform and generalize.

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It’s Not Easy to Raise Your Son to Be a Feminist

Mothers can raise their daughters to be just like them, Gayle Goldin writes, but what about their sons?

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Advice & Confessions

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Overcoming Abuse and Becoming a Good Man

Scott Mclelland relives his agonizing tale of abuse and credits his damaging past as the catalyst for him becoming the good man he is today.

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Dear John: I’m in Love with My Best Friend’s Girl

Do I tell my best friend that I’m in love with his girlfriend? Should I share my liberal beliefs with my conservative in-laws? How do I tell my wife I don’t like the music she listens to?

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Sex & Relationships

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Marriage Advice for Newt Gingrich

For starters, writes Jeremy Adam Smith, how about some honesty?

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Dating Advice From a Shaman: 5 Ways to Get Ready for New Love

Mikki Baloy Davis thinks you should open up and cut the cords.

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Arts & Entertainment

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The World Missed Out On ‘Shame’

Joanna Schroeder talks about Academy Award nominations gone awry and the complications of male “goodness” in films.

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Blind Casting: A Black Man’s Take on the Bechdel Test

Christian Coleman takes a look at how black men are portrayed in some of the movies he’s watched recently.

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Ethics & Values

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The President Airs His Grievances

President Obama gave a great speech on Tuesday, Slade Sohmer writes, so let’s just leave it at that.

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Be Yourself: Everybody Else Is Already Taken

It doesn’t any get simpler than that.

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I See My Teenage Self in My Daughter, and That Scares the Crap Out of Me

J.R Reed discusses his less than fond memories of High School and how that affects his anxiety over raising a teenage daughter.

Livin’ at the Corner of Dad & Technology: The Influence of Music

What kind of influence does music hold over our lives? How about the lives of our children?

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Penis Isn’t a Dirty Word

There is nothing shameful about our bodies, so why do we teach our children otherwise?

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Editors’ Picks

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Real Birth Control for Men Is Closer Than Ever

Men simply don’t have an effective, reversible form of birth control comparable to the female pill. What’s taking so long?

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Becoming Bugs Bunny

How to stop trying to be “The Man” and just be a man.

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Good Jew

Writer Jonathan Papernick embarks on a quest to become a better Jew—and a better man.

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Men and Feminism

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I Have Female Privilege

It’s a woman’s world, Rachel Goodchild writes, and they now have all the privilege.

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What’s Good About Masculinity?

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The Things Men Carry

Gary Percesepe learned how to be a man by observing other men.

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Weekend Fiction

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Asperger’s: A Chronology, an excerpt from FATHERMUCKER

“Roland has invented a game. He pokes you in the eye with his index finger, Three Stooges’ style, and yells, ‘Boook!’” By Greg Olear

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The Good Men Project

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Onward to 2012: But First, a Look Back at the Top 12 stories of 2011

2.5 million visitors read over 2,500 stories and articles on The Good Men Project in 2011. Here is a handful of the most popular.

Male Lust

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Objectifying Ryan Gosling

Women lust, and men lust. Joanna Schroeder wonders why we can’t just leave it at that.

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Business Ethics

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A Guide to Building an Ethical Business

The key to honest business is having nothing to hide.

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On Men and Spirituality

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Does Your Soul Have a Goal?

Paul Leroux discusses the ways in which today’s man can find purpose in life.

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Men at Home

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The Jockstrap: A Rite of Passage

A father-son bonding moment over sporting goods? Why not?

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