Apps aren’t just frivolous downloads clogging our iPhones—they’ve become a culture unto their own. Apple’s App Store now serves more than 225,000 different apps; engaging with this culture is one of the biggest pulls toward the iPhone (it’s certainly not the antenna). Here are five free iPhone apps you may have never heard of—but could…
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Bad Dancing Explained by Scientists
Yes, we’re talking to you. We’ve seen you at weddings, at bars, at clubs. You’re a little shy at the beginning of the night, but a few drinks turn you into a bobbing, gyrating eyesore in the middle of the dance floor. We’re glad you’re having a good time (honestly!), but for all our sakes,…
Another Study Debunks the Marijuana-as-Gateway-Drug Theory
Add a University of New Hampshire study to the host of others that have found that marijuana is not a gateway drug, and that harder drug use depends more on social or environmental factors than on whether a person smokes weed. “There seems to be this idea that we can prevent later drug problems by…
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…
The News—Obama plays chicken, BP points fingers
Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s your news feed for this Wednesday morning. Obama plays chicken with GOP over tax cuts and stimulus plan President Obama will be rolling out his economic plan in Cleveland today, which is expected to propose the following: body slam Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy into oblivion and move billions of…
Abducted Journalist Tricks Kidnapper, Tweets From Captor’s Phone
Japanese journalist Kosuke Tseneoka had been held captive for five months in Afghanistan when one of his captors came in to show off his new smart phone and asked Tseneoka to help him learn how to use it. The journalist accessed the Internet and managed to simultaneously install an Al Jazeera newsfeed for his captor and…
Not-So-Good Man of the Day: Joran van der Sloot
Every time I hear the name “Joran van der Sloot,” I want to vomit. I can’t help it. It pains me to write his name here, but he’s weaseled his way back into the news for being even dumber than we thought. We all know his story. He’s being held in custody for the murder…
Inside a Classroom of At-Risk 9th-Grade Boys
One of our favorite Good Men Project Magazine columnists is Suzanne Rosenwasser, who chronicles life inside a classroom of at-risk teenage boys. As challenging as the boys can be, they’re also endlessly fascinating—and often inspirational. Be sure to check out the latest installment of Rosenwasser’s Believing in Boys, where she writes about trying to teach…
Man of the Day: Gen. David Petraeus
Who he is: Head of U.S. Central Command and Commander of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan Where you’ve heard of him: Pretty much everywhere. Gen. Petraeus is clearly no stranger to drama or conflict. The consummate military man, he used to make a habit of challenging younger soldiers to push-up contests, which he’d usually win.…
Study of the Day: Working Too Hard Hurts Your Heart
Being tired from work is a pretty sweet trump card. A long day at work is a free pass to work out the most comfortable position on the couch. But a new study of more than 5,000 Danish men over thirty years found that men who put in extra hours at the job—but not at…
Magic Mushrooms Are Arguably Good For You
“Magic mushrooms” might serve a purpose other than turning trees into rainbows, after all. Recent tests at UCLA show that the drug reduces anxiety among terminal cancer patients. The LA Times reports on the study: The patients were given a relatively low dose of psilocybin, 0.2 milligram per kilogram of body weight. Nonetheless, the team reported…
Male Porn Stars Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places
If you’ve ever watched porn, or lied about watching porn, or wondered what it might be like to “act” in porn, or generally pondered porn’s place in our collective consciousness (unconsciousness?), have we got the story for you. Susannah Breslin—who has written extensively about the porn industry—takes us inside the world of male porn stars.…
How Not to Be a Good Man: The Best Man Speech
If you want to be a good man, you need to know how not to be a good man. In this first installment of our exclusive Good Feed feature, I bring you five ways not to be a good man when giving a best man speech. Wing it This is an awful, terrible idea. You…
Snake Robots Will Fascinate You, Freak You Out
Carnegie Mellon robotics students built this snakebot (inexplicably named “Uncle Sam”) programmed to reproduce a range of ‘gaits’ based on the movement of actual snakes. Meant to be able to reach areas that other robots (and humans) can’t maneuver into, Uncle Sam can wiggle, roll, and climb trees. Unlike other nature-inspired robots, it’s made of…
Photo of the Day: Taking a Stand Against Television
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Forgotten Men—Francis Wolle, Inventor of the Paper Bag
“I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success. Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.” —Nikola Tessla, Inventor An introduction. My father is a scientist, and I…