These links weren’t actually missing. You might have missed reading them—or maybe you just missed us over the weekend. Whatever the case, here’s a roundup of our favorite posts from the week:
Archives for 2010
Ten things I’ve learned from having acne
Don’t wash your face more than once or twice a day. It leads to increased oil build-up and break-outs. Don’t use harsh topical creams like tetracycline. It will mess you up later. Use gentle cleanser gently (I like gentle Cetaphil), and take hot showers every morning. Don’t scrub your face, don’t use a washcloth. Don’t…
Guide to Tonight’s Premiere of ‘White Collar Brawler’
WCB is a Web TV series about two 26-year-old best friends: Nate Houghteling, a Harvard alum, and Kai Hasson, from Yale, who quit their office jobs, train for three months as boxers and then fight each other. How will the bout affect their friendship? And who wins—Harvard or Yale?
Good Comment of the Day: The Boston–New York Feud Continues
“Trust me, no one outside of New York cares if MSG is rocking again. But by all means, please perpetuate the misguided notion that New York is the center of all humanity and we all bow down to the Big Apple.”
Study of the Day: Marriage Is a Fitness Killer
“This study provides for the first time evidence that marital transitions are [an] important social stimulus that can influence fitness.”
Blogger Roundtable: GeekDad
We tracked down Ken Denmead, who edits GeekDad, Wired magazine’s ultra-awesome parenting blog.
The Rise and Fall of Men and Women in Print
The graph runs from the year 1800 to 2000. Even though it makes sense intellectually, the numbers look shockingly drastic.
One Gay Soldier’s Letter to Loved Ones
Here’s a voice we need to hear more of: an actual gay soldier in the military. Jezebel published this touching letter to loved ones from a gay serviceman about to ship out to Afghanistan.
Online Men’s Magazines, Ranked by Reading Level
We rounded up the Google reading level results for nine of the Internet’s leading men’s magazines. How’d we stack up?
David Shapiro on Fox 25
As a previous co-director of the United States Golf Association Foundation, Shapiro implemented a $50 million initiative to use golf to improve the lives of economically disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities.
Good Men Picks: Week 15 Bonanza
With our record a paltry 2-5, we’re trying something different this week. We are picking every game on Sunday and Monday.
10 at 10: December 17
1. Apologies are better late than never. 2. What’s the most annoying word in the English language? Someone put it to a vote, and it’s this. 3. And while we’re at it, how about the visual history of all words. (Brought to you by Google, who else?) 4. Why we’ll never stop believin‘ (in Journey). 5. Man, I…
Poker and Jerry Springer
I feel like Ghandi. When did poker become Jerry Springer? Not being able to sleep last night, I decided to fire up the Macbook and played a little online poker. I normally roll into Full Tilt to play because the players are generally pretty cool. That and it’s about the only one I can play…
Good Comment of the Day: Are Good Men Made by Disaster?
One surprising point of contention was our choice of the Chilean miners, who nabbed the number-eight spot on the Top 10 Good Men of the Year list.
More Sexual Assaults—or Louder Voices?
Sexual assault is a horrifying thing—and a subject that does warrant a news reaction. But is it unfair to take a little solace in the fact that this could indicate a turnaround in policy?
Ladies Speak Out Against Members
A message on behalf of all women: there’s no camera angle that actually makes that look good.