What happens when you realize the person who has shaped your beliefs doesn’t even hold those same beliefs?
Visiting Enemies: On Walking the Streets of Beirut
February 20, 2012 By 1 Comment
“I noticed something beautiful. People don’t smile here.”
Why I Shouldn’t Write This
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Frederick Marx discusses the playfulness of language and why there is no point in stating the obvious.
Do Books Matter Less?
January 11, 2012 By 3 Comments
Ken Goldstein wonders if books are still essential.
I Have 21 Dollars in the Bank
January 3, 2012 By 9 Comments
No matter where it’s brought him, Steven Axelrod is committed to the life he’s living.
What If They Really, Really Don’t Like Me?
December 27, 2011 By 23 Comments
Marcus Williams knows what it’s like to hide from fear. Now he’s trying something different.
She Called for Me, Not Her Mom
December 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Unlike his father, Steven Axelrod turned away from Hollywood and back toward his family—and found joy.
Call for Submissions: The Presumption of Male Guilt Thurs. Dec. 15
December 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
We are looking for submissions that respond to the ways in which people and institutions presume that men are inherently guilty.
The Good Men Project Content Calendar
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Upcoming topics: Thursday January 12 Men and Media // Three-part series on Romance and Dating on January 15, February 1 and Feb 14
Is Cheating Always Cheating?
November 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
After a cheating scandal hit his school, Chris Wiewiora tries to figure out where he fits in.
A Woman Writing as a Man
November 3, 2011 By 5 Comments
You can’t write or act like a man, Laura Lee writes, just as a person.
Burn
October 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
“The girl, meanwhile, slips off her clothes. The iridescent blouse and pale skirt, the stockings, the panties. No, no, you exclaim. Eat me, drink me, she says.” By Kirk Nesset
I’m Addicted to Chaos. Are You?
October 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Craig Playstead finds these times challenging. His solution? Grow a pair, prioritize and knuckle down.
We Need to Keep Reading, Man
September 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
Hugo Martins, student and 18-year-old author, doesn’t think today’s man is doing enough to stay intellectually engaged.
A Conversation With Dennis Lehane
August 15, 2011 By 7 Comments
Andrew Cotto talks with the bestselling author about writing, books as movies, and the role of art in society.
A Basketball Writer Who Can’t Ball
August 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bethlehem Shoals’ relationship with basketball exists through watching and writing about the NBA. Nothing with that, right?
Vocalyze
“Why have artists abandoned their duty to say the unsayable?”
How does one explain the lack of moral courage in modern art?