According to a draft of a recent Pentagon study, the ban on gays openly serving in the military can be lifted with minimal risk.
Archives for 2010
5 Reasons Why I Have the Right to Buy ‘The Pedophile’s Guide’
There are too many logical errors, complications, uncertainties, and flat-out hypocrisies for me to agree with anyone who believes that I should not have the right to buy The Pedophile’s Guide.
Dick Van Dyke Rescued by Porpoises
Dick Van Dyke was rescued by porpoises. Yes, porpoises. They’re those small dolphin-like sea mammals that everyone confuses with dolphins.
Violence Is a Men’s Issue
The majority of men aren’t violent, but violence is a men’s issue, and all of us have a stake in reducing it.
You’re Not a Man Unless You Drive … Slower?
What could make a guy drive slower?
Man Has Marriage Annulled After Wife Thinks of Other Men
The husband, who willingly married despite knowledge of wife’s feelings, will not be required to pay alimony.
The Magic of Mustaches
Check out these awesome ads for Movember—the manly mustache growing movement, supporting prostate cancer research. As these clearly illustrate, sometimes, a sweet ‘stache can be all the difference between a man and a Man.
The Gay Kids Are All Right
Developmental psychologist Ritch Savin-Williams argues that most gay teens are not in peril, and that the well-intentioned It Gets Better campaign nonetheless promotes a false “suffering suicidal script.”
The 10 at 10: November 11
Good news: you no longer need that keychain bottle opener. Just use your AK-47.
An Alternative to Sexy
What makes a good man sexy? Let’s play a game called Name That Masculine Ideal. Ready, go.
Amazon Can Teach You How to Be a Pedophile
Amazon is a private company that can decide what books it sells. They’re under no obligation to sell this book. Yet they do. We understand wanting to promote “free speech,” but not when it’s unnecessarily condoning the exploitation of underage children.
What Kind of Man Are You Naming Your Son?
A kid named Emmett or Braylen or Kason is still just a kid. John is just as likely as Breaker to shatter your dishes and scribble Sharpie marker all over your furniture.
Study of the Day: Terrorism Makes You a Bad Father
Scholars from the University of Graz in Austria published the results of a study declaring that thoughts of terrorism promote authoritarian parenting.
The Anthropology of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Fandom
This post was intended to report and analyze yesterday’s release of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. But I have failed miserably. You see, Call of Duty is this video game franchise that produces extremely successful, if controversial, war games. Last year’s Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest entertainment launch in history—“entertainment” herein referring to…
The New iPhone Apps for Men
Check out this series of “guy-friendly” concept iPhone apps in development, featured over at Trendhunter.
There and Back Again: Charles Kane’s Odd Anti–Sex Change Crusade
Kane was born Sam Hashimi, a businessman who divorced his wife and spent over £100,000 to become Samantha Kane in 1987. In 2005, he dished out over £25,000 to return to manhood—skin-graft penis and all—reinventing himself this time as Charles.