Are Women Hardwired to Compete With Their Mothers-in-Law?

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Hugo Schwyzer looks at the role men play in the dynamic between daughter-in-law’s and mother-in-law’s.

Why Boys Are Failing in an Educational System Stacked Against Them

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Lori Day looks to find solutions in education that take into account the differences between boys and girls.

How Do You Convince Yourself Not to Follow Your Desire?

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Stop making excuses, Mark Manson writes, and just be yourself.

Being a Good Man Has Nothing to Do with Your Sex Life

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Whether you are hetero, gay, bisexual, monogamous, a swinger, polyamorous, or in a long-term menage, writes John Hedtke, you can always be a good man.

Entertaining Ourselves to Sexist Death

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Gender representation in movies is unbalanced, writes Soraya Chemaly, and it’s sending the wrong message.

Bite Me, Bite Me

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MediaHound wonders what happened in Happy Valley, the emotions involved, and looks at how the Victims are being treated by people who may not know their own minds.

Why Do We Watch Violence?

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Watching violence, Alena Schaim writes, is just another way of doing nothing.

The Tao of #Occupy

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As the #Occupy movement decentralizes, writes Alison Leigh Lilly, it continues to bring the elements that make it revolutionary: space, persistence, flexibility and resilience.

“In 1945, We Had Not Yet Invented Gay People” Duane Michal’s Coming Out Story

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Carsten Fleck created a multimedia project on how 18 gay men and women came out to their families and friends. Here’s Duane Michal’s story.

A Piece of Shrapnel, A Purple Heart

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As part of Gaby Dunn’s ’100 interviews’ project, she wanted to talk to someone who was awarded a Purple Heart. Here’s the story of Brian Scott.

Storm Damage

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Raymond Bechard has a confrontation with his 87-year old mother, which reminds him of how much memories — even 42-year-old memories — can shape us.

My Father Finally Taught Me to Shave

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Charlie Capen’s father wore a 70′s ‘uglystache’ quite proudly, and Charlie now finds a reason to do the same.

Beauty and the Brute

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You don’t have to be an expert to appreciate automobiles—or ballet.

Deniers and PTSD

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Good Men Project commenter MediaHound tells a surprising story of how PTSD came to be recognized as such.

Men, Mentoring, and Macho Mythology

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Ken Solin believes that between rage and silence lies emotional health, and suggests that those men who have figured it out mentor those who have not.

Who Can I Talk To About My Marriage?

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A husband wonders how and with whom he can seek advice without being disrespectful to his wife or marriage.