On Turning 40

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Have the Baby Boomers ruined aging for the rest of us?

Pissing My Pants: Betraying My Manliness at the Sight of Needles

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Jamie Reidy’s fear of needles is getting better, but he’s still taking it a step at a time.

The Grasshopper Life

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To his old girlfriends, Robert Barsanti’s father would always be Romeo. But for Robert, Benito was Lear.

Photoshopping My Neck

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William L. Walker has an ally against the inexorable march of time. It’s called Photoshop.

Are You Implying Your Child Is Ugly?

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Technology hasn’t quite reached the stage where the rich can assemble engineered genetics at a mall kiosk, but it’s catching up quietly, and the aftermath may be messier than ever.

The Problem with Steve Almond Wearing Makeup

On Friday, rock critic and Good Men Project contributor Steve Almond wrote a piece for Salon in which he admitted to using concealer to cover the dark circles under his eyes: Here’s a confession I’ll probably regret: I recently used my wife’s concealer to cover up the dark circles under my eyes. I was slated [...]