The pop psych book that attempts to deduce our true desires by analyzing millions of search-engine queries is riddled with flawed reasoning and all-too-convenient conclusions.
When Gadgets Betray Us
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Ladd talks security and mobile tech in his review of Robert Vamosi’s When Gadgets Betray Us.
Errands With Andre
April 25, 2011 By 2 Comments
GMPM columnist Andrew Ladd meets up with author Andre Dubus III to talk about violence, empathy, and Dubus’ new book, Townie: A Memoir.
Winning Friends and Influencing People, 75 Years Later
March 29, 2011 By 2 Comments
Andrew Ladd tackles an updated self-help classic—now sans sexism and racism—to find out whether its advice still holds water in 2011.
Savage City, Great Soul
March 22, 2011 By 5 Comments
Andrew Ladd reviews two books that remind us how messy even the most celebrated social change can be.
College Bound
March 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
Andrew Ladd takes on Andrew Ferguson’s “Crazy U,” a behind-the-scenes look at the sprawling, expanding, money-hungry industry of higher education.
Taking Guns Out of the Closet
February 23, 2011 By 8 Comments
Will Weaver’s “The Last Hunter” highlights one of the biggest stumbling blocks to a productive debate about guns in contemporary America.
Pathological Persuasion
January 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
Andrew Ladd wonders if men are a little too excited about the power to control minds.
Science Guys
January 4, 2011 By 11 Comments
The hunt for a theoretical particle reveals an alarming trend in science: the competition to be the next “great man”—at any cost.
The Triumph of the Brute
December 6, 2010 By 3 Comments
Through his reviews of two novels—Franzen’s “Freedom” and Percy’s “The Wilding”—Andrew Ladd argues that modern men ought to embrace “the rougher side of masculinity.”
On ‘Manthropology’
November 20, 2010 By 7 Comments
Andrew Ladd reviews Peter McAllister’s new book, “Manthropology: The Science of Why the Modern Male Is Not the Man He Used to Be.”
The Drugs Don’t Work: Christopher Shulgan’s ‘Superdad’
November 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Shulgan’s memoir about his drug-addicted parenthood is a confrontation with destructive ideas of masculinity. But not all of it rings true.
Rebuilding Pornland
October 20, 2010 By 14 Comments
Gail Dines’ Pornland imagines a smut-free world. Here’s a better idea.
Where Men Win Glory
September 26, 2010 By 3 Comments
Andrew Ladd weaves his take on the Tillman narrative through reviews of Jon Kracauer’s ‘Where Men Win Glory,’ and Tony Blair’s memoir, ‘A Journey.’
Immortality, Inc.
September 10, 2010 By 4 Comments
Men Who Stare at Themselves
August 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Vocalyze
“I think men should reclaim Creep, after all if being a Slut is something to be proud of then Creep can be lionised as well.”
This comment was by Transhuman on the post Is Creep-Shaming Real?