Robert Peake believes that for fathers and non-fathers alike, “the best in us involves us giving back in ways that are uniquely male.”
After a marriage fraught with difficulties, Steve Jaeger finds the wedding of his ex-wife to be a day of joy.
Awaiting Vesuvius
September 25, 2011 By 10 Comments
When a romance is over, it’s over. The problem according to Jackie Summers, is that no one ever evacuates Pompeii until the volcano erupts.
When Playboy Bunnies Ruled
June 20, 2011 By 64 Comments
At 17, most girls are filling out college applications. I was nervously auditioning to become a Bunny at the New York Playboy Club.
Living Father, Zombie Husband
October 2, 2010 By 12 Comments
Every summer, Robert Barsanti returns to Nantucket, where his marriage died—and where his two boys still need him.
Mission Soccer
September 20, 2010 By 12 Comments
For the varsity soccer players at one San Francisco school, their team is their family, and futbol might be their only ticket to college. Jordan Conn shadowed the team last fall, as they defended their title against a neighborhood rival.
Finding Julian
September 10, 2010 By 18 Comments
Andrew Cotto loses his son in a museum—and finds a new approach to being a good dad.
When Skinny Men Go to the Gym
July 20, 2010 By 2 Comments
For the sake of his children, our pasty British friend Ben Wakeling hits the gym. Then he hits the wall. Then the floor.
Screwing Up
July 19, 2010 By 11 Comments
We asked famous men (and average Joes) to answer the question, “From which of your mistakes did you learn the most?” This is what they said.
Eat Like a (Good) Man
July 16, 2010 By 5 Comments
A big part of being a Good Man in this weird, wild century involves not eating like an asshole. Josh Tyson tells you how.
My Dad’s Doppleganger
July 14, 2010 By 14 Comments
Erik Proulx never really knew his father. But friends and relatives keep trying to fill in the blanks.
Sex & Drugs Made Me a Man
July 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
Jesse Kornbluth thinks character and hard work are great and all, but this essay is about women (oh, and drugs too).
Man-to-Man With James Franco
July 1, 2010 By 10 Comments
James Franco on trying not to obsess over girls, reading on the toilet, and how he used to be a pain in the ass to work with.
A Junk-Tank Like Me
June 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When you’re an addict, “It’s not that you don’t care. It’s that you don’t care enough.”
In the Army Now: A Report from Iraq
June 24, 2010 By 6 Comments
Army Lieutenant Newman McKay has been in Iraq for one month. This is what he’s learned: 1) It’s hot. 2) The trek to the bathroom is no fun. 3) Never, ever, order the breakfast burrito.
Here’s the Bad News, Son
June 22, 2010 By 8 Comments
What’s a dad to do when he wants a baby girl but gets a baby boy? If you’re Steve Almond, you freak the hell out.
A Son’s Life Sentence
June 16, 2010 By 6 Comments
Jay Cooper was only two when his father was sent away for a crime he didn’t commit. Twenty-five years later, can father and son pick up where they left off?
Vocalyze
“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.
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