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What Makes Dudes Cry?

September 17, 2012 By Tom Matlack 26 Comments

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Real men bawl their eyes out. Here are their stories.

Filed Under: Good Is Good Tagged With: Dave Cowens, Dave Weinfield, jim moret, Joel Stein, john abel, Jonathan Eig, lance gould, Nick Flynn, ozzie smith, Tim Donaghy, Tom Jolly, Will Leitch

My Bad

February 6, 2012 By Tom Matlack Leave a Comment

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We asked famous men (and average Joes) to answer the question, “From which of your mistakes did you learn the most?”

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Alexander Chee, Chris Brogan, Dave Cowens, Dave Winfield, James Franco, Jason Feifer, joe mcginniss, Joel Stein, Junot Diaz, Michael Kamber, Nick Flynn, Peter Applebome

Sh*t Guys Do

January 30, 2012 By Tom Matlack 13 Comments

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We asked men from across the country—including Sebastian Junger, Robert Pinsky, Andrew Sullivan, and James Franco—to name their favorite “guy ritual.”

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Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Andrew Sullivan, Arthur Golden, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Bryan Rafanelli, chad dawson, David Carr, George Vescey, James Franco, Junot Diaz, Michael Kamber, Nick Flynn, Robert Pinsky, Sebastian Junger, Tom Jolly, Will Leitch

Bawlin’

September 7, 2010 By Tom Matlack 28 Comments

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Real men cry. These are their stories.

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Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Best of Advice & Confessions, Editors' Picks, Featured Content, Good Is Good Tagged With: A.J. Jacobs, Cry, Dave Cowens, Dave Winfield, Jeffrey O'Brien, Joel Stein, Jonathan Eig, Jonathan Lesser, men, Mike Letourneau, Nick Flynn, Pat Fitzgerald, Ron Cowie, Silas Forster, Thomas Patrick Naughton, Tim Donaghy, Tom Jolly, Will Leitch

Man-to-Man with Nick Flynn

August 8, 2010 By the Editors 2 Comments

Author Nick Flynn (“Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”) on fatherly limitations, weeping when the mood strikes, and learning about manhood from his mother’s many boyfriends.

Filed Under: Best of Man-to-Man, Man-to-Man Interviews Tagged With: Another bullshit night in suck city, Man-to-Man Interviews, Nick Flynn, Tom Matlack

Sh*t Guys Do

July 26, 2010 By Tom Matlack 36 Comments

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Men reveal their favorite “guy rituals,” not all of which (reading a newspaper on the can, for one) are fully appreciated by the women in our lives.

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Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Editors' Picks, Good Is Good Tagged With: A.J. Jacobs, Alexander Chee, Andrew Sullivan, anonymous, Arthur Golden, Austin Frank, Bad Chad Dawson, Ben Anagnos, Ben Evans, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Brady Udall, Bryan Rafanelli, Chris Anderson, Darin Hager, Dave Winfield, David Abel, David Carr, Don Foote, DP Gates, Duncan Roy, Evan Money, George Vescey, Glenn Lyman, Gordon Wheeler, Guy rituals, J. Stephen Hickey, James Franco, Jason Craig, Jason Feifer, Jason Silva, Junot Diaz, Kip Mazuy, Larry Bean, LeBron James, Mark Stevens, Matt Kenseth, Michael Carter, Michael Kamber, Michael pierce, Nick Flynn, Robb Braun, Robert Pinksy, Sebastian Junger, Stephen Siegal, Todd Maudlin, Tom Jolly, Tom Jones, Will Leitch

Screwing Up

July 19, 2010 By Tom Matlack 11 Comments

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We asked famous men (and average Joes) to answer the question, “From which of your mistakes did you learn the most?” This is what they said.

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Filed Under: Best of Advice & Confessions, Featured Content, Good Is Good, Recent and Recommended Tagged With: A.J. Jacobs, Alan Poul, Alexander Chee, Brady Udall, Chris Brogan, Dave Cowens, Dave Winfield, Duncan Roy, Jack Shafer, James Franco, Joel Stein, Junot Diaz, Maer Roshan, Nick Flynn, Peter Applebome, Randy Grim

Your Dad, in Two Words

June 15, 2010 By Tom Matlack 54 Comments

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We asked men to describe their fathers in two words. This is what they said.

Filed Under: Editors' Picks, Father's Day, Good Is Good Tagged With: Dave Cowens, David Carr, Father's Day, Junot Diaz, Nick Flynn, Pat Fitzgerald, Robert Kraft, Tom Junod, Tom Matlack

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