The hunt for a theoretical particle reveals an alarming trend in science: the competition to be the next “great man”—at any cost.
Archives for January 2011
The 10 at 10: January 4
Bored? really bored? procrastinating? how ’bout some Debtris?
Please, Don’t Say These Words
A little back-story: a university in Michigan had an epic a-ha moment, refudiating mama grizzlies and the American people.
That’s Why I Dumped You
Some of the entries are hilarious, others are appalling. But some speak to a darker side of our gender differences and stereotypes.
Early Risk Assessment
In the latest installment of “Love, Recorded,” Cathreen approaches her second trimester and Matt ponders the unknown.
Morning Mumblings
Why is it that my youngest son can hardly speak during the first 60 minutes of his day?
How the Mrs. Robinson Sex Fantasy Hurts Teen Boys
The case of Susan and Rachel Brock shows how stereotyping male adolescents as horndogs does a great disservice to abuse victims.
Our Global Population Is About to Hit 7 Billion
The population is growing—alarmingly quickly. Check out this awesome National Geographic video.
Study of the Day: Romantic Music Helps Guys Pick Up Strangers
I’m a bit skeptical. How do we know conversations about biscuits aren’t the real driving force here?
Good Men Flix: ‘True Grit’
The Coen brothers celebrate the heroes of the old frontier—and the new—in their new film, True Grit.
The 10 at 10: January 3
Oh, how time flies. Men age, fish die, and the Star News rights a wrong 50 years too late: the 10 at 10.
110-Year-Old Gets a Sixth Shot at Love
Has there ever been a more meaningless 28-year age difference?
Ten things I’ve learned from going to Chicago
The Blues Brothers movie is 100% accurate. The L Train totally travels right beside apartment building windows!! Chicago is in the Midwest, but I don’t know that it’s all that accurate to call Chicagoans “mid-westerners”. But I only say this because of my (unfairly?) negative opinion of mid-westerners. A lot of people in Chicago have…
Me, Dad, and the Tijuana Stripclub
Men, Faith, and Goodness
Do you need faith to be a good man? Tom Matlack and others weigh in.
Man to Man With Dave Carnie
The editor in chief of the defunct but highly influential magazine Big Brother Skateboarding talks about abusing his penis, the “Jackass” guys, and his first book, “Boob.”