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How to Root Against Boston After the Marathon Bombings

April 26, 2013 By Ariel Chesler Leave a Comment

A New York sports fan’s thoughts on how to cheer on the home team while respecting Boston.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: Boston, Boston Celtics, Bryan Stow, Carmelo Anthony, competition, courage, Fenway Park, first responders, Knicks, manhood, Marathon Bombings, masculinity, men, New York, Paul Pierce, sports, sports fan, sports teams, World Series, Yankees

Death Wish

April 18, 2013 By Andy Bodle 2 Comments

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Risky behavior in adolescent males ranges from self improvement to suicidal, but the reward is the same.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Suicide, Teenage Kicks, The Good Life, Womanology Tagged With: adolescent males, ancestral bias, attracting girls, car accidents, competition, drunk driving, evolutionary psychology, fitting in, flirting, high school drinking, hooking up, Hugh MacDiarmid, male aggression, male competition, male sexuality, male suicide, physical risk taking, poetry, risk-taking, risky behavior, running from the police, sexual aggression, sexual reproduction, suicidal behavior, suicide attempt, suicide attempts, suicide England, suicide rates in men, suicide Wales, teens drinking, teens drunk driving, testosterone, UK Office of National Statistics

Mike Rice Loses His Sh*t: On Masculinity and Anger

April 2, 2013 By Oliver Lee Bateman 3 Comments

There’s a not-so-fine line between assertive leadership and chucking basketballs at your players’ heads. Mike Rice Jr. crossed that line.

Filed Under: Featured Content, moustacheclubofamerica Tagged With: abuse, anger, Being a good man, Bill Belichick, Bobby Knight, competition, Eric Murdock, Ethics and Values, Family Guy, Flannery O'Connor, Jimmy Johnson, leadership, losing your temper, men and violence, Mike Rice, Moustache Club of America, NBA Jam, Oliver Bateman, Robert Morris University, Rutgers, styles of leadership, susie meister, tempers, Vince Lombardi, Why do the heathen rage?

“The sort of natural competitiveness that many male groups enjoy is something that encourages mutual respect for each other’s strengths.”

March 28, 2013 By the Editors 4 Comments

This comment below is by Alastair on the post “How Competition Among Women Reinforces Sexism” by Susie Meister

Filed Under: Comment of the Day Tagged With: challenge, competition, excellence, men, opponent, performance, relationships, sexism, strengths, women

Run

March 26, 2013 By James M. Chesbro 2 Comments

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James M. Chesbro runs from grief and mortality.

Filed Under: Father's Day 2012, Featured Content, Health, Psych, & Addiction, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: baby aspirin, cardiologist, cardiovascular health, competition, diet and heart disease, EKG, family history of heart disease, father's death, fathers and sons, fear, grief, health, healthy lifestyle, heart attack, heart disease, holter monitor, lifestyle, medical, mortality, old age, physical fitness, pulmonary disease, running, shame, sports, statins, stress test, wrestling

How to Become a Warrior

March 25, 2013 By Russell Perkins Leave a Comment

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The warrior is sensitive enough to discern truth, and has the courage to stand up for it.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Male Toughness, The Good Life Tagged With: aggression, battlefields, Boys, Carl von Clausewitz, charm, competition, courage, defining masculinity, experts on warfare, Fighting, General George S. Patton, General Patton, grace, guys who wrote the book on war, heroes, highly sensitive men, intelligence, leadership, macho men, male disposability, male rites of passage, male role models, male sensitivity, male success, male toughness, male warriors, manhood, masculinity, military genius, nobility, objectification of men, physical culture, samurai, self-control, sensitivity, soldiers, stoicism, strength, Sun Tzu, superheroes, tough guys, traditional gender roles, war philosophy, warfare literature, warriors, young men

Seven Steps Schools Can Take to Close the Gender Gap

March 8, 2013 By Larry Daloz and Scott Mauk 50 Comments

Boys are being shortchanged in schools. How can we fix this?

Filed Under: Featured Content, Lists, Mentoring and Volunteering, The Good Life Tagged With: ADHD, boy code, boys in college, boys in school, Community, competition, early childhood education, education, education reform, gender pay gap, gender roles, gender segregated classrooms, interdependence, masculinity, patriarchy, sports, sportsmanship, success, suicide rates, Teamwork

My Coffee Like My Women: Pequeño Pero Muy Fuerte

February 2, 2013 By Jackie Summers 2 Comments

Jackie Summers remembers a past girlfriend who left indelible marks.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content Tagged With: coffee, competition, flavored lube, fond memories, Jackie Summers, one-upmanship, relationships, sex, sexual competition

Would You Help Your Competitor Get to the Finish Line? (Photo)

February 2, 2013 By Deanna Ogle 2 Comments

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Fernández Anaya was near the end of a cross country race when he saw his competitor make a mistake.

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: Abel Mutai, Auckland, Compassion, Compassion Action Network, competition, cross country, facebook, finish line, good act, Iván Fernández Anaya, Kenya, kindness, London Olympics, New Zealand, race, The Charter for Compassion

I Like That My Ex-Wife’s Boyfriend Is Hairy

January 24, 2013 By Anonymous 9 Comments

Why another man’s back hair makes me happy.

Filed Under: Anonymous Stories, Body Image, Featured Content, Mixed and Step Families, The Good Life Tagged With: back hair, bitterness, body image, competition, Divorce, empathy, ex wives, ex-wife's new boyfriend, guilty pleasure, happiness, joy, judging by appearances, kindness, male role models, men's bodies, Parenthood, pettiness, pride, schadenfreude, shame, teachable moment

When Sportsmanship Beats Competition

January 21, 2013 By Noah Brand Leave a Comment

Winning isn’t everything. Sometimes it isn’t even the right thing.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Abel Mutai, competition, El Pais, Iván Fernández Anaya, long distance running, respect, running, sports, sportsmanship, values

Navigating Male Midlife

December 12, 2012 By Lisa Friedman Bloch and Kathy Kirtland Silverman 5 Comments

Recognize the signs of male menopause and understand the reasons behind the changes.

Filed Under: Health, Psych, & Addiction, Men Over 50, The Good Life Tagged With: change of life, competition, control, empty nest syndrome, fear of aging, fear of death, generation gap, male menopause, manhood, manopause, masculinity, men at midlife, Men over 50, Men's Health, mental health, midlife, midlife crisis, milestones, relationships, Senior Men, stoicism, strength, testosterone, traditional male, vulnerability, work/life balance

The Hazards of Manhood

November 4, 2012 By Michael Schwalbe 16 Comments

Am I man enough? Am I powerful enough? Men put their bodies at risk to cover up pain, fear, and vulnerability.

Filed Under: Conflict, Featured Content Tagged With: competition, conformism, exploitation, gender performativity, John Henry, machismo, masculinity, Michael Schwalbe, performative masculinity, sports, stoicism, toughness, working class, workplace deaths

Can States Outlaw Free Online Education?

October 30, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 5 Comments

Minnesota requires a registration fee, even when courses are offered for free, online. Is this justifiable? Can it be enforced?

Filed Under: Education, Good Feed Blog Tagged With: academics, business, citizen, college, competition, coursera, education, for profit colleges, free, George Roedler, Good Feed Blog, government, higher education, innovation, internet, Khan Academy, laws, Libertarian, Minnesota, money, out of state, reddit, regulations, Slate.com, state, Technology, TED Talks, tuition, tutoring, unenforced laws, universities, university

The Makeup Game

October 19, 2012 By Jason Fisk Leave a Comment

Writer Jason Fisk drops the ball as replacement referee for daughter’s soccer game

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: competition, father and daughter, girls soccer, replacement referees, Soccer Dad

Dear John: Dating That’s All in the Family

October 6, 2012 By John Simpson, GoLocalProv.com Leave a Comment

This week Dear John addresses dating siblings of exes, a bad gift painting, and competing with a friend for a job.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions Tagged With: art, career, career change, career field, competition, dear john, Divorce, ex, ex-spouse, exes, friends, gift obligations, gifts, job, marriage, men, painting, parents, siblings, women, Work

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French President Signs Marriage Equality Legislation Into Law

Same-sex marriage and adoptions are now legal in France.

50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.