Addiction-fueled success is like the parable of Icarus flying too close to the sun. You reach amazing heights—but you will fall, and when you do it’s quick.
Archives for April 2011
Cormorants
NASCAR Race Named After Identical Twin Military Heroes
Matthew Hansen talks Marines, manhood, and his late twin brother.
Obesity Is Contagious
It’s coming to get you!
How Can We Stop Rampage Killings?
There have been more than 100 rampage killings in the last 50 years—most of them by young men. Making more laws is clearly not the answer. What is?
Yoga: The Studio as Singles Scene
The yoga studio is filled with sexual tension. Is it a good place for guys to meet women?
Tom Matlack On Boys, Balance, And Humility
Tom Matlack speaks with blogger Megan Rosker about building boys’ self-esteem, living in community, and finding their inner compass.
Give Your Wife Her Desktop for Your Anniversary
Any time you can give your wife a gift that is already hers—and not end up sleeping on the couch—you win.
Brut: The New Masculinity Police
Check out the cologne’s new ad campaign, “Some Men Just Need to Be Slapped.”
Support Men’s Fiction, Vote for BULL
We respect and applaud the guys at BULL for what they’re doing; so we’re asking GMPM readers to help them out.
Guestpost #52: Yu Murai – Representative of Kaimaku Pennant race (a theater company) – Ten things I've learned from being a stage director (after the devastating earthquake and tsunami 3.11 in Japan)
I met Yu first when I worked in Vancouver for the PuSh Festival, and later in New York City, where I was witness to one of the most bizarre, funny, unique, and inspired pieces of contemporary performance I have ever seen: “Romeo and Toilet“. Yu is the artistic director of Kaimaku Pennant Race, and I…
How to Be a Marine When Your Comrades Are Gay
Marines must complete training before DADT is officially repealed.
The 10 at 10
Tornadoes are scary, your brain could be sleeping, and the Royal Wedding guests won’t have any fun.
How Do You Figure?
Never formulaic—but always punctual—this week’s roundup of wacky news features stupid criminals failing to do the math.
A 6-Year-Old Guru Who Loves TV
“Meditating gives me energy,” he told me with the seriousness that only a 6-year-old can muster.
Fatherhood is a Lifelong Journey
So, what’s it take to be a good dad? Jim Higley has a few good ideas.