Health, Psychology & Addiction
How Men Grieve
Ken Druck, best-selling author of a book about men, had to learn how to grieve after he lost his own daughter.
Sex & Relationships
Leveling Up in Dating: Standing Out (The Right Way)
Dr. NerdLove takes a look at how, with the right outfit, you can separate yourself from the herd.
Dads & Families
Three Conversations To Have Before Your Children Leave For College
A lot of the trials of college life can be mitigated by some simple conversations.
Daughter to Dad: Be There and Be Accountable
A daughter reflects on her father’s absence in her childhood, and offers a plea for him to be present for his grandchildren.
Men’s Work
Reviews, Commentary, and Fiction from MCofA
How to Win the Lottery Every Single Time You Play
Can you really win the lottery every single time you play? In a word, yes. In two words, heck yes.
Social Justice
Ethics & Values
Stop Asking Invasive Questions About Why People Do or Do Not Have Children
s.e.smith insists that if everyone could just mind their own damned business when it came to who has kids and who doesn’t, we’d all be happier people.
Dehumanization, Paternalism and Charity: On #FitchTheHomeless
Jamie Utt explains that while the person behind dressing homeless people in Abercrombie & Fitch was probably trying to do good, using people as pawns is dehumanizing.
Arts & Entertainment
Are You Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent?
The Style Gent reflects on the differences between two of the most famous alter-egos.
Sports
Derrick Rose: What We Talk About When We Talk About Playing Hurt
Bulls’ fans wanted Derrick Rose to return for the playoffs. James Haberl argues that the decision was rightly Rose’s, not the fans’.
Business Ethics
How Long Would It Take You to Get a New Job?
Any response other than “a couple of weeks” and you’re at risk.
Become a Premium Member
5 Guys Talking: Men of Action
An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.
Mad Men Season 6
Don Draper: Man With a Plan
Cynthia Hawkins dives into episode 7 of Mad Men, observing the notable change in Don Draper when he goes from ordering Sylvia around to begging her to stay.
International Men’s Movement
Do Men Prefer Feminism, Football or Fight Club?
f we want men to talk about men’s issues then we have to stop dressing them up in feminist clothing says Glen Poole, our international men’s movement editor
Trending
How I Quit Writing
Fed up with rejection, Tim Stobierski quits writing, and discovers that there are some things you can’t stop doing without changing who you are.
Monday, Monday: The First Day on My New Job at Penthouse
An excerpt from Steve Belanger’s new book: My Penthouse Past: Failing My Way Up the Corporate Ladder of an Empire Built of Skin.
Fear in Watertown
“Love, Recorded” during one crazy week in the Boston area. Was the fear the same for everyone?
How to Support a Loved One Who Is Dealing with Depression
What to do—and what not to do—to be supportive, and when to get more help—for your depressed loved one and for yourself.
All I Ever Wanted Was a Cheeseburger
Growing up Orthodox Jewish in Houston, Texas in the 1950s and ’60s, the mixing of dairy and meat was forbidden.
Jump or Step Back: The Vasectomy Files 6
Jonathan Stack explains, “There is a world of new things to try and new ways of trying them and being open to a more spiritual relationship with my own sexuality, one not driven strictly by biology, is exciting.”
“Man Up” – On Art and Masculinity in London
Zakia Uddin examines the issue of defining a “universal man” , and what it really means to “man up”.
Trending
All That Existed Was Her Mouth, And That Strawberry Red Lipstick
Gint Aras’ first kiss, on the shores of Lake Michigan, comes back to him every time he washes his face.
Op-Eds
Superheroes Are Humans, Too [OpEd]
Hollywood movies ignore the humanity of the men underneath the masks. Their internal struggles are as important as their superpowers.
Conflict
100 Acts of Male Goodness
Violence and Trauma
Outreach, Advocacy and Healing for All
How do we best create healing and resources for sexual violence victims on our college campuses?
MegaSAHD: Mark Greene
A Simple Guide for Looking at Women on the Street: Glancing Vs. Staring
I don’t hold eye contact, I don’t look for more than a second and I don’t let my gaze linger. I do all these things out of respect for one simple fact.
Marriage
The Secret to More Intimacy In Marriage
Who doesn’t want to create more intimacy in our relationships? Why is this such a difficult thing in marriage?
Rejected Proposals: Stories Wanted
Have you ever been led on to believe you were going to get married only to have your proposal rejected? The Good Men Project wants your story.
In Good Faith
If Cheerleaders Don’t Convert You, Chuck Norris Will
Sorry, Chuck, winning a lawsuit so cheerleaders can hoist Bible banners at Texas high school football games actually isn’t a win for religious liberty.
Weekend Fiction
The Last Perfect Day: An Excerpt from ON SAL MAL LANE
“Mr. Niles’s words rang in his ears: Long ago, he was just a boy like you.” By Ru Freeman
Prison
Locked Down for Having Dreadlocks
Injustices, large and small, abound in prison. California prison inmate Spoon Jackson, a teacher and poet, is wrongly identified as a gang member and placed on lockdown.
Advice & Confessions
Dear John: Boyfriend’s Sexy Talk A Total Turnoff
A guy saying suggestive things in front of her son, a coworker who got mailed pot, and a couple on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Some Thrive, Some Die
Lawrence Benner’s cat just died, and it’s got him thinking about all the ways we’re obsessed with death, when it’s really quite simple.
Politics
Gender & Sexuality
For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying “Bromance”
Kate Conway explains how the “bromance” label implies that the deepest emotional connection a straight guy can form with someone else is to date them.
Editors’ Picks
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.
Doppelgänger
Chris Wiewiora is constantly aware of being compared to ‘the old Chris’—his new girlfriend’s previous boyfriend.
Startup America Needs to Look More Like America
Kalimah Priforce wonders: where are the startups of color?
I’m a Terrible, Awful Parent
Does our childish behavior make us bad parents? William Lucas Walker shares a snapshot of his own experience.
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A Married Man’s Sexual Epiphany
Sexually frustrated men often claim that women hold the sex card. Life coach Steve Horsmon disagrees.
To Defend a Terrorist
Tamar Birckhead reflects on representing the shoe bomber and, now, on helping those who represent the Boston bomb suspect.
How Do You Measure a Year?
From an extramarital affair to cancer, the last 525,600 minutes of John Taylor’s life have been tough. But he’s going to remember it by all of the love that grew.
Good Grief
A generation later, Kile Ozier believes the gay community has still not healed from the ravaging shame and grief that accompanied the AIDS crisis.
But Now I See
Steven Holcomb was a world champion bobsledder. But he had a secret. He was going blind. Here is an excerpt from his new memoir.
A Liberal and a Gun Nut Walk Into a Blog
The debate over gun control and 2nd Amendment rights is stuck in an us vs them mentality
I Am a Survivor, and I Can Finally Talk About It
Levi Greenacres feels anything but big and strong when he thinks about his rape, and the rapes of the people he loves.
I’m a Male Nurse – So What?
Brett Adamson became a nurse because he wanted to help people, but he quickly discovered that as a man, you’re never just a nurse, you’re always a “male nurse.”
Dear Mr. President, Our Nation’s Boys Need Your Attention
Mark Sherman, a big fan of the President, asks him to call the nation’s attention to the problems facing boys and young men.
How Teens Drink
Before the energy drink slash cocktail and butt-chugging, there was “The Watermelon Crawl” and “Mr. Boston’s.”
Guyhood
Going Through Guyhood
Meet Kevin Carty, the new editor of “Guyhood” – about the lives of young men in the world.
“When I went to forgive those who had bullied me in school, they had no idea what they had done to me.”
This is a comment by Anonymous on the post “Should We Forgive Apologetic Bullies?”