Internet culture — The Good Men Project

A Sense of Place

May 28, 2013 by John Edale 3 Comments

best way to get there, small town small talk, knowing your way around, GPS, sat nav, internet culture, modern life, road maps nostalgia

Gadgets that answer our questions instantly remove categories of expertise, and the small talk they engender.

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What Real Men Talk About

May 20, 2013 by Justin Cascio 4 Comments

T Cooper interview, T Cooper writer, transgender men, FTM, transmen, Real Man Adventures, gender transition

Justin Cascio talks to T Cooper, author of Real Man Adventures, about writing, crying, and being a real man.

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GMP Contributor Aaron Gilbreath Is Crowdfunding to Study the Effects of Crowding

May 19, 2013 by Aaron Gilbreath 2 Comments

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“The Future belongs to crowds,” said Don DeLillo. Aaron Gilbreath is embarking on a project to document that future in a new book, “Crowded.”

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A Response to Cyber-Bullying

April 14, 2013 by Jim Rigby Leave a Comment

Rev. Jim Rigby explains his approach to hateful comments on his articles.

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Freddy E Live Tweets Suicide

January 13, 2013 by Justin Cascio 2 Comments

Rapper Freddy E Tweeted his plans just before he killed himself. Do acts like his glamorize death and suicide? Or was this a last minute cry for help? And why Twitter?

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Just Doing My Job

January 9, 2013 by Justin Cascio 12 Comments

Justin Cascio’s life has been changed by the writers who reveal their own lives—and the taboos of our society.

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Man REJECTS Free Corrective Surgery For His 100-Pound Scrotum and We Crowd Around to Watch

June 20, 2012 by Mark Greene Leave a Comment

Has the internet replaced the carnival midway? With barkers and colored balloons? What is it in this man’s story that peaks our curiosity? Is it moral or immoral to want to see someone else’s abnormality? Or just deeply human?

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13-Year-Old’s Football Invention May Save Lives

Ryan Beck won third place at the California State Science Fair with a football helmet that could reduce sports-related brain injuries in pros and teens alike.

Australia’s Army Chief Takes a Firm Stance Against Sexual Misconduct

Ladies and Gentlemen; this is called, “Taking a Stand.”

Sergio Vieira de Mello ‘A Complicated Hero’ (TEDTalks VIDEO)

Political Scientist Samantha Power tells the story of a complicated hero, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

Facing the Reality of Men Who’ve Been Raped By Women

An article in The Atlantic exposes the reality of male survivors who’ve been assaulted by females, including Don Draper, the main character in the show Mad Men.