‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots

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Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s.

What Masculinity Looks Like on Pinterest These Days

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We’re just sharing what we see.

Learning To Be Alone Again

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After ten years of marriage, Nathan Graziano is finding being alone a different challenge from his old single days.

Man With a Gun

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Paul Kidwell still winces when he hears a shot fired.

Very Superstitious

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Rituals we perform for good luck are known as sorcery, and actions we avoid out of superstition are taboos.

Hemingway Tweets

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What would Ernest Hemingway have tweeted?

If I Work Out to Chris Brown Music, Am I Supporting an Abuser?

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Emily Heist Moss insists that while we can argue for capitalism and free speech, we can’t pretend we don’t know that there are real, ethical, human costs attached to every consumer act we commit.

The Poet as Archetype

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The difference between being a male poet and being a gay man is that it has become increasingly acceptable to come out as gay.

Today in Literary History, Courtesy The Paris Review, Ernest Hemingway Wounded on The Italian Front.

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“Hemingway was a good-looking son-of-a-gun, I thought, lying there fresh-faced and clean-shaven on the white-painted iron bedstead…”

Can Drinking Unlock Male Creativity?

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Joseph Nowinski, Ph.D, addresses the idea that drinking alcohol can make you smarter.

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World Beard and Moustache Championship

Andrew Amundson is a man who dares to celebrate his follicular independence.

The Ethics of Being an Asshole

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Why? Because someone’s gotta be one.

What Would Hemingway Think of Men Today?

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We spoke with author Marty Beckerman about hunting, sailing, and short-circuiting your liver—the Ernest Hemingway way.

Will Tiger Ever Make Another Putt?

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Tom Matlack explores the relationship between addiction and success.

Swear Like a Good Man

This week at the magazine, Keith Ackers muses on the merits of cursing in his essay, “Requiem for an F-Bomb.” He traces his use of profanity from his college years, through his time as a television producer, to the present, where he’s now a father. Ackers was a consistent curser, but now that he has [...]