Oliver Lee Bateman discusses Pain & Gain director Michael Bay’s problems with male body image.
The Science of Bad Men
October 29, 2012 By 6 Comments
Epigenetics, the warrior gene and Cameron Conaway’s quest for answers
Look At My Pocket Square! Surviving the Scary World of Men’s Style Blogs
August 17, 2012 By 7 Comments
When the menswear blogosphere sucks this much, what’s a guy to do?
Weekday Strippers I Have Known
June 5, 2012 By 33 Comments
In the first of a multi-part series of posts about strip clubs, Ryan Björklund describes a typical weekday at one such establishment.
The Errant Heel: Episode 7
June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Episode Seven, Tom and Brian discuss asshole umpires, riding bikes with J.R. Smith, and NFL players being more gay friendly.
The Errant Heel: Episode 6
May 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Episode Six, Brian and Tom discuss misogynist high school baseball teams and the sleepy heroes of the Clemens trial jury, all while exploring a new studio space.
The Errant Heel: Episode Five
May 4, 2012 By 1 Comment
In Episode Five, Brian and Tom do their best to recap what was truly a strange and depressing week in sports. They also continue to compulsively make Game of Thrones references.
The Errant Heel: Episode Three
April 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In Episode Three, Brian and Tom discuss ESPN’s nattering about marijuana, murderous hockey players, and the Ultimate Disc League.
Another Impossibly Awkward Conversation
April 12, 2012 By 15 Comments
In the follow-up to his original “Awkward Conversation,” Oliver Lee Bateman offers a disturbing example of a man who refuses to commit.
The “Good Man” Is a Response to the Myth of the “Bad Man”
January 21, 2012 By 13 Comments
Mark D. White responds to Tom Matlack’s Post “What Is a ‘Good’ Man?”
How Grandpa Learned to Be a Man
June 18, 2011 By 6 Comments
Gary Cooper taught our grandfathers what it meant to be a man. Does the sheriff of ‘High Noon’ still have relevance to today’s man?
Men Come With Warning Labels
June 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
In The New 60, Robert Levithan navigates love and relationships. Here, he wonders whether his dad’s habit of fibbing affects his attraction to “trouble.”
Not-So-Good Man of the Day: Joaquin Phoenix
September 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
Let us be clear: we have nothing against beards. But Joaquin Phoenix’s new overweight chin-animal has come attached to a whole new distasteful persona that includes giving painfully bad interviews, attacking fans at his hip-hop concerts, and performing in hip-hop concerts. Over the course of the last year, the once award-winning actor has been ratcheting [...]
The Bad-Man Hype
June 1, 2010 By 59 Comments
How did we go from ignoring the bad things men do to talking about them all the time? Victoria Medgyesi explores the cultural—and personal—cost of ignoring the obvious.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.