Dear John: Lost Cats and Lecherous Cads

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Did my neighbor steal my cat? Why do older men hit on younger women? Dear John answers these and more tough questions this week.

Row, row, row your boat

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Strange dreams in India lead to a self-realization

The Heart of My House

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The home has long been a powerful metaphor, and for good reason. The place where we live comes to represent us. But here is a story I haven’t seen before, where the homeowner cannot seem to see his house as it is. Where he can’t stop seeing it as a metaphor. —Matt Salesses, Good Men Project [...]

Three Little-Known Stressors That Are Killing Men

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Jed Diamond lists three things that contribute to stress-related illness in men, and it’s not the ones you think.

Leaving Mundania: Growing Up Gamer

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In this moving excerpt from her new book, Lizzie Stark brings us the story of two boys growing up in the world of role-playing games.

“It is amazing how art speaks and reaches beyond borders, crosses boundaries, transcends any and all barriers and walls.” A tribute to Adam Yauch

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Jeff Perera, with a tribute to the Beastie Boy to Man.

Cup Check: Woman Crushes Man’s Testicles Resulting in Death

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Jamie Reidy comments on a woman’s killing a man by crushing his balls with her hand.

Living With Cataclysmic News

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A diagnosis can change or end everything you thought you knew about your world. CW Nahumck is struggling with that today.

The Magic of Certainty

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While building a confidence course for other men, Graham Phoenix learns the source of his own determination.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Athletes as Cancer

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Our access to athletes continues to grow, yet the language we use to describe them remains the same.

Living the Impossible Dream

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Most people would say he shouldn’t still be alive, but he is. A heartwrenching excerpt from Robert Levithan’s new book.

Limitless People: Mortality, Fatherhood, and Early Manhood

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Joseph Pereira reflects on having to grow up too fast in the absence of his father, raising twin daughters, and how he finds security in his own sense of self and manhood.

“The reality is that sports like free soloing, BASE jumping, technical scuba diving and others are forms of Russian roulette.”

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This is a comment by Mike on the post “At What Price, Adventure? Avalanches and Extreme Sports”.

So Long, Jack

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Mark Ellis says goodbye to his family’s aptly-named Jack Russell terrier.

A Valentine for Karen

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Andrew Cotto remembers the wife of an old friend.

Love Survives

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Tom Matlack talks to photographer Ron Cowie about enduring love, unspeakable loss, and staying present when life falls apart.