Jon Hamm’s compassionate sneer manages to capture the Zen koan of Draper’s ambivalent soul.
Media Men
Mrs. Antihero
We love to watch bad guys on TV. Why do we love to hate their wives almost as much?
‘Guys With Kids’ Broadens TV Landscape of Black Men and SAHDs
A sitcom that stands out by subverting race and gender norms on network TV.
Zombies Ate My Baby: 7 Parenting Lessons from The Walking Dead
Dan Coxon prepares his children for their post-apocalyptic future with advice from the AMC hit TV show, ‘The Walking Dead.’
Five Films That Changed the Game
The Seventies were a decade of smashing taboos in filmmaking: in dialogue, depictions of history, and the image of the leading man.
Handsome Men with Unattractive Women (A Combination the Media Will Never Show You)
Why is it funny when a beautiful woman kisses an unattractive man?
The Reason You Find the Volkswagen Commercial Racist
Is the Minnesotan with a Jamaican accent bad for Jamaicans?
50 Movies You Should See Before You Die (in No Particular Order)
From ‘Cop Land’—who knew Stallone could act?—to the original ‘Postman Always Rings Twice,’ Steve Jaeger on why these are movies worth watching.
“Breaking Bad” with a Crotch Grab
What are guys actually saying when they clutch their package at someone?
Of Mice and Mobsters
Jamie Reidy credits Mario Puzo for teaching him about sex, and calls out Coppola for the pathetic portrayal of the most dangerous member of the Corleone Family.
Writing Outside the (Idiot) Box
Dream of churning out laughs for the Hollywood machine? Do it from home, counsels Greg White, who finds freedom writing for anything but TV.
Transformers as an Allegory for Transsexualism in America
Dave Zucker stays up too late watching cartoons.
Embracing My Inner Nerd
After 33 years of shame and denial, Matt Crowder finally confesses that he is, and always has been, a nerd. And he’s proud of it.
The World Needs More Teds Than Barneys
Mark Radcliffe laments that the guy who’s a great catch in the long run doesn’t always make the best first impression.
The Men of ‘How I Met Your Mother’
When it comes to combining comedy and the diversity of masculinity, Maria Pawlowska writes, not many do it better than Marshall, Ted, and Barney.
Two and a Half Shades of Masculinity
Joanna Schroeder hates the show Two and a Half Men, and wonders if she’s the only one.