Kane was born Sam Hashimi, a businessman who divorced his wife and spent over £100,000 to become Samantha Kane in 1987. In 2005, he dished out over £25,000 to return to manhood—skin-graft penis and all—reinventing himself this time as Charles.
Lebron James Outranks Obama
October 28, 2010 By 3 Comments
AskMen readers and staffers ranked a dubious athlete, an egomaniacal hip-hop artist, and 18 other men as more influential than the President of the United States, in its annual 49 Most Influential Men list.
Mad Men Goes to School
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It was only a matter of time before Mad Men seeped into academia. Now UC Berkeley offers a course on the already iconic 1960s-set show.
Deodorant Wars: Axe vs. Old Spice
October 21, 2010 By 4 Comments
In a world where the concept of manhood is changing, two deodorants are offering two distinct and popular ideals of masculinity.
Yes Men Prank Chevron Oil
October 20, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Yes Men led many to believe Chevron had followed Dominoes, shamelessly admitting its past sloppiness. Some publications, including Fast Company Magazine, mistook the prank for the official campaign.
Hard Times Call for Manlier Men in Fashion
October 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
The fashion, features, and overall aesthetic of men’s magazines is shifting from a lifestyle of insatiable pleasure to one that’s more earnest, more serious. But when jobs return and the economy rebounds, will excess find its spotlight again?
Real Men Sit in Man Chairs
October 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
What marks manliness? Fatherhood, marriage, and a La-Z-Boy. According to John Kass of the Chicago Tribune, if any man wants to maintain a successful marriage, his independence, and his fortitude, he needs a man chair.
Go to College, Save the Economy
October 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
It’s a commonly held belief that being successful is contingent on obtaining a degree. Yet “college isn’t for everyone” is a ubiquitous American mantra, and many successful people have done quite well with just a high-school diploma. But in the current economy, do college graduates have an indisputable advantage?
Top Reasons People ‘Unfriend’ on Facebook
October 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
If you want to keep your friends, you’re better off stalking them or making racist comments than you are repeatedly talking about your trip to Spain.
9mm Swizzle Stick
October 6, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you’ve been looking for a fool-proof way to motivate a crummy waiter, you might be in luck: more states are now permitting loaded guns in bars and restaurants.
Poking Zuckerberg
October 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Do Harvard students spend their weekends snorting cocaine and ordering caravans of strippers?
Twitter, the Muse
October 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
CBS may soon eliminate the need for screenwriters entirely; the network has begun creating entire shows out of Twitter accounts. After the strong debut of S#*! My Dad Says, CBS has agreed to launch a second sitcom based on a Twitter feed. Shh … Don’t Tell Steve, based on the Twitter account of the same name, will [...]
Manscape Away Your Manxiety
September 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Maneurism (noun): a volatile male reaction to stress, characterized by grunting, excessive swearing, and pounding inanimate objects. As in, If they’re sold out of Rolling Rock, Billy will have a maneurism. Man words have sacked the English language. In order to manscape, we must wear mantyhose and manscara and get manzilian waxes. If we’re ever [...]
No Laptop? No Problem
September 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
For college kids today, a laptop is more important than a pen and paper. They take notes, write papers, apply for jobs, and watch movies all on the same machine. Laptops are essential, but do we really need them in the classroom? I’m not so sure. Carlo Rotella, director of American studies at Boston College, [...]
Goldman Sachs Dating Rules, Old Testament–Style
September 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
If you date your coworker in the American workplace, human resources may sit you down for a talk. If you date your coworker at Goldman Sachs, your manager may send you to Tokyo and leave your girlfriend in Jersey City. In response to last week’s gender discrimination lawsuit, Heidi Moore of The Daily Beast reported [...]
Stigma of Mental Illness Grows Even as People Accept Genetic Link
September 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry reveals that while more people recognize schizophrenia, alcoholism, and depression as legitimate diseases, they still reject people afflicted with them. Researchers at Indiana University found that between 1996 and 2006, the public shifted its view of schizophrenia, alcoholism, and depression. In 1996, 54% of participants [...]
“I’m happy I have a wife, and having two people both contributing across the board goes a long way.”
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