Big Bad Love

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“Then we lie in her twin bed, facing each other. We alternate closing our eyes, looking at each other in turns. Next month, she’ll go to court and testify against her father.” By Mary Miller

Stuart Horwitz on Fox 25

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Fox 25 Boston discusses The Good Men Project with Stuart Horwitz.

‘I Would Date Anyone Who Writes for or Reads the Good Men Project’

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Our favorite tweet of the day.

What Is Good?

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In a way, goodness required shutting down the thinking, self-critical, part of my brain to break through the limitations imposed from the outside. It had to do with a letting go of some preconceived notion of who I could be and allowing a truer version of myself, a fundamentally better one, to emerge.

Major Leaguer

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“The truth was she had hated his plan from the beginning.” -by Kelly Luce

Christopher Swain on Fox 25

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Christopher Swain swims through polluted water. He’s the Good Man of the Week.

I’m Proud to Be a Slacker

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In praise of men who do what the hell they want.

Jeff Anderson on Fox 25 Boston

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Jeff Anderson ran the Boston Marathon in honor of a friend with cancer. He’s the Good Man of the Week.

Ms. Magazine Talks Shop With Lisa Hickey

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When GMPM launched, Ms. magazine took us under their generous wing, calling the mag “what enlightened masculinity might look like in the 21st century.” Now that we’ve been given some time to grow up, they’ve come back to check in.

Good Really Is Good, Says The Smoking Poet

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The Smoking Poet is a literary magazine and website devoted to good writing, good times, and Good Causes. We’re thrilled that they’ve chosen to feature the Good Men Project and interview our Lisa Hickey.

Climate-Change Expert John Dykema on Fox 25

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Harvard scientist John Dykema was featured on Fox 25.

Erik Proulx on Fox 25

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Proulx talks about what it’s like being a father of two after growing up without a father himself.

David Shapiro on Fox 25

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As a previous co-director of the United States Golf Association Foundation, Shapiro implemented a $50 million initiative to use golf to improve the lives of economically disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities.

Politicians Have Feelings, Too

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The Internet is buzzing about soon-to-be-Speaker John Boehner’s tears on Sunday’s “60 Minutes.”

Good Men on Paper

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The brainchild of our very own Tom Matlack, the book is a collection of essays—very much like those that we publish over at the magazine—which explore what it truly means to be a good man. But don’t take it from us, ask Zinta Aistars.

Masking Our Powers

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We are all flawed, but lurking within our humanity is heroism.