Will You Take the #2Dto3D Challenge?

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Make “social” social again by making your 2D online relationships 3D!

“We already have ‘Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.’ Why not extend that to sex?”

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How does fatal drunk driving compare socially to the things that happened in Steubenville? If campaigns against drunk driving don’t work, how do you design a consensual sex campaign? What effective messages have you seen that could apply?

What We Don’t Talk About When We’re Hurting (Photo)

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Unlike when we break a bone, get stitches, or get the flu, here’s what we don’t say with mental health issues.

The Measure of a Man in the Digital Age

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I contemplate the tracks of my peers as technology and personhood become more intertwined.

Good-bye 2012: A Year of Living, Losing, & Being Social

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A short reflection on an interesting year by Kevin DeSoto

The Quiet Sort, and Far From Home

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I’m a bit timid whenever I travel to new places so it isn’t really a surprise that I found exploring to be an emotional challenge. What was a surprise was how rapidly and completely I fell apart.

The Masks We Wear

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Sometimes we need a second face in order to deal with the world.

“I hate the question ‘What do you do?’ and yet I still find myself asking it (through gritted teeth).”

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This is a comment by Troy on the post “Why ‘What Do You Do?’ is an Attack on Manhood”.

The Way of Men: Interview with Jack Donovan

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“The Way of Men” book author Jack Donovan answers some hard questions about masculinity and society, and the way forward for men.

“The problem nice guys have is they put women on pedestals and themselves in a pit.”

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This is a comment by Jay on the post “Can A ‘Nice Guy’ Ever Beat the ‘Bad Boy’?”

“If a man chooses to engage in porn over a relationship, why is that a problem? Porn use has broken relationships, but no one is owed a relationship.”

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This is a comment by John Anderson on the post “The Single Biggest Obstacle Facing Boys and Men Today”.

Music: Turntable.fm Jams Itself Into Your Pocket [@turntablefm]

The popular portal for music fans and would-be DJs finds its way to the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Guestpost #60: Erin Rodgers – Ten things I’ve learned from having social anxiety disorder

Bio: Erin Rodgers is a writer, comedian and improviser. She is a former member of the Cage Match winning improv team “Bea Arthur” who travelled to New York City to perform in the 13th Annual Del Close marathon in August, 2011. She also formerly wrote for the sketch troupe “Radio Vault” and her short films [...]

Ten things I've learned from not drinking alcohol

Note: I’m taking a hiatus from drinking alcohol. My previous hiatus was in university and lasted pretty much two years. Drinking is expensive, especially at bars. Having extra disposable income is a nice reward. Being sober when everybody around you is drunk at a party is like trying to make sense of a dream while [...]

Ten things I've learned from misreading social cues

If you are talking to somebody who is looking around the entire conversation, they are probably eager to escape that conversation. Girls who are interested in you, act interested in you. Status exists in every social circle. There are “cool” nerds, and there are “loser” jocks. We create our own hierarchies. Sometimes, it’s way funnier [...]