Good Porn and Evil Do-Gooders? Good and Its Many Shades of Gray

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Roger Durham embraces the ambiguity, tension, diversity of thought and juxtaposition of words like “good” and “porn” in the discussions here.

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Why A-holes Trump Good Men

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It’s not so much a case of “nice guys finish last.” They simply get stuck in the middle—and nobody cares about the middle.

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I am Man, Hear Me Roar!

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Roger Durham discusses the loss of intellectual dialog to loud, vitriolic and sometimes personal attacks on character.

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Wealthy, Handsome, Strong, Packing Endless Hard-ons: The Impossible Ideals Men Are Expected to Meet

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There’s no such thing as a real man. And that’s OK.

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Sexy Headlines and Skimpy Science: The Debate on Women and Attractive Husbands

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Andrea Doucet reviews the research on whether women should “go ugly” and draws some conclusions.

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Can We Talk About Something Important, Please?

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As a culture we love porn. We love guys who cheat. And we really have a lot of trouble getting honest about what it means to be a man. Readers respond to Weiner and breast augmentation.

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An Atheist and a Fine Bottle of Wine

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Roger Durham finds that in discussions about spirituality, asking questions is more important than finding answers.

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Dude, Don’t ‘Neg’

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“What’s less authentic than entering into a ‘spontaneous’ social interaction with a script?” Hugo Schwyzer argues that “negging” isn’t cool.

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Why Men Should Join SlutWalk

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Los Angeles SlutWalk steering committee member and GMPM columnist Hugo Schwyzer argues that SlutWalk is for men, too.

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How to Stare at Women

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Hugo Schwyzer offers some practical advice for checking out women without making them head for the hills.

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The Legend of the Barefoot Bandit

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A modern-day folk hero in the tradition of John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd, the Barefoot Bandit captured the imagination of a country going through hard times.

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10 Things We Should Be Talking About

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… or: The World According to Tom Matlack.

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I’m Sorry I’m a Teacher

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Alan Haskvitz, a teacher for 45 years, honestly didn’t mean to place so many states in danger of going bankrupt. He just wanted a secure retirement plan.

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Ethical Pickup Artistry

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Where can men find non-misogynist advice for hitting on women?

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How Feminists Get the Men’s Rights Movement Wrong

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Josh Kleinberg rejects the idea that feminism and men’s rights are incompatible aims. In our fight for equality, he argues, we’ve got to weed out the reactionary behavior.

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Unlocking the Men’s Rights Movement

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Men must be strong enough and vulnerable enough to be men’s rights activists in their everyday lives.

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