How Revenge Of The Nerds Ruined My Life

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If you think your only two choices are to be a nerd or a jock, writes Noah Brand, you are doomed from the start.

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Depression, Anger, Suicide and Men

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Male depression can be silent and unnoticed, or lead to the suicidal rage of Josh Powell. Lauren Hale explores this important issue.

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Love Survives

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Tom Matlack talks to photographer Ron Cowie about enduring love, unspeakable loss, and staying present when life falls apart.

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Washing John

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When it comes to abuse and neglect, a shower may never be the solution, but it can certainly help.

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I Blow-dry My Son’s Hair

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From “poofy hair” to “warrior hair,” Todd Mauldin explains why some of the simplest rituals are the most awesome.

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When Angry Commenters Find Common Ground

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Joanna Schroeder and David Bryon thought they’d never get past their differences as commenters. Now, as friendly allies, they discuss how they got there.

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Profiles of a Regular Man: The Provider

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The role of a provider is to offer support no matter what the circumstances, and for Tim, it’s his duty as a father and a husband.

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The New Macho

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What does it mean to be ‘assertively, self-consciously male’ now?

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I Hate Rich Guys. Or Do I?

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If real life is so much more important than money, Tom Matlack writes, then why do so many men care about being rich?

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Dreams and Visions: On Being a Man After 3 Miscarriages in 20 Months

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Dave Sanfacon remains a father and a husband through the agonizing nightmare and another attempt at kids.

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Shuffling Feet: A Black Man’s View of Schroedinger’s Rapist

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A response to the argument of Schroedinger’s Rapist and an examination of anti-black racism.

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The Paradox of Male Honesty

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Joel Stein, Amanda Marcotte, Tom Miller, Dan Barrett and Todd Mauldin in a Socratic Roundtable about Honesty.

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It’s Just Lines and Lines and Then I Quote Jeff Mangum and Kanye West

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Gregory Sherl admits, “There is a girl I would like to share a tube of toothpaste with.”

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A Letter to My Future Son

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Max Dubinsky writes to his son before he is born.

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Why I Love the Gender Binary

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Lisa Hickey likes the lead and follow, teach and learn, and give and take of both the masculine and the feminine.

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Why I DO Want to Talk About Race

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Tom Matlack believes that goodness involves reaching across boundaries to search for truths he did not even know existed.

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