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Archives for 2011
Music: DJ Jedi’s Spin City for December 29, 2011 [James Brown favorites from @djjedi]
Every Monday in Spin City, DJ Jedi and some of the world’s finest selectors offer five musical selections that can innovate your life.
The Passion of Rock
The Passion of Rock She deflected my kisses Though they meant desperation, not love. Where shall I? To Cochise. There sacred smoke signals Dissipate until God. Give me a rock.
Take 4
Take 4 1. Something about the broom handle On which my hyper soul hangs Like a tattered coat The way Yeats said. 2. I saw you walk, chocolate in hand, And I told my core to stop soaring. We turned left off Wilson Boulevard Under a charmed sky not yet heaving the sun.…
A Look at Art
Words Are Not Fists: What the Twitter Blow-Up Tells Us About Men, Women, and Anger
“One of [the] childish things adult men must put away is the need to deflect, belittle, or exaggerate women’s anger.”
How My Mother and My Sisters Tried to Make Me Look Like a Monster
Collin Slattery recounts his mother and sisters, their vicious plan to ruin his life, and the invaluable price of what he gained in order to replace what they took.
Is Homophobia a ‘Phobia?’
What if straight men are more afraid of similarities than differences?
Do Real Men Drink Dr. Pepper TEN?
Joel Schwartzberg calls BS on “manly” calories and diet sodas designed “just for men.”
Clocks, Pennies, and the Death of an Old Friend
Trace Mayer writes an impromptu eulogy for the best 80-year-old, clock-repair man he knew.
How Do I Respectfully Grind With Someone?
A college boy wonders how to navigate a crowded club and move in for the kill—or just the grind.
Dear John: The Best of 2011
Is it weird that my neighbor is my OB/GYN? Should I answer the calls from the married professional golfer? Do I owe my father forgiveness? How do I tell my grieving fiancée I ran over her cat?
What’s Your Purpose in Life?
Men who don’t have a sense of purpose or mission in life are dangerous, Frederick Marx writes.
“Mocked and Misunderstood”: We Must Be Onto Something Big
Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson sees a high correlation between companies that are ‘mocked and misunderstood’ and those that go on to become breakout successes.
Take 2
Take 2 I turn to her again And compare her to nothing I am not William Shakespeare She drives a nice car Is shy— A shy one, turning So my synapses scream Shall I describe my pitter-patter heart? Shall I describe the dreams of my aspiring soul? It is December. One truck rolls east…
Two New Sections on The Good Men Project: ‘The Issues of Men’s Rights’ and ‘Men and Feminism’
One thing is clear: The discussion needs to continue.