North Dakota is filling with men who’ve had to choose between providing for their families, and seeing their families.
Legend of Korra Episode Leaked
Are fans being made into pirates? Or worse, marketers?
Boston Globe Calls for Shared Parenting Task Force
Should Massachusetts investigate overhauling custody laws?
Learn to Love Your Libido
Ever feel ashamed of your sexual desires? Noah Brand talks about how to move past those feelings and trust your lust. Long ago, I heard a legend of a Sunday School teacher who taught the kids in her class about Matthew 21:18-22, in which Jesus gets pissed off at a fig tree for basically no…
Male Role Models in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Noah Brand explains how there is no gender war in Ba Sing Se.
You Are Not A Loser
Seriously, you’re not a loser. Noah Brand explains why.
The Art Of Manliness: I’m Conflicted
So there’s this website called The Art of Manliness, and I’m really of two minds about it. On a certain level, it’s damn near my lifestyle magazine, as they do approving articles on things I wear, do, and smell like. (Disclaimer: I do not use a safety razor, as suggested in that shaving article. I…
Hegemonic Heterosexuality
Why are we told that miserable relationships are the romantic ideal? Noah Brand breaks down the assumptions underlying the cultural messages.
Father Gets ‘Born This Way’ Tattoo To Honor His Son’s Coming Out
Noah Brand shares a video of a father whose unconditional love for his son inspired a beautiful public declaration of acceptance.
There Is No Gender War
Noah Brand makes the case for a non-adversarial model of gender.
Noah Brand, To Everyone’s Disbelief, Has A Job
Major announcement here: As of today, I am the new editor-in-chief of the Good Men Project. That’s why I haven’t posted much here in the past week; getting and preparing for a new job has taken all my attention. I will still be posting here, as well as at GMP, because this is my place…
Mythological Monsters: The Success Myth In Action
Various people on the internet are harrumphing about this study from the University of St. Gallen, which tested the behaviors and psyches of professional stock traders, and compared them with a comparable group of actual psychopaths. The stockbrokers proved to consistently display more selfish and reckless behavior than the psychopaths, which is either scandalous or…
Still Another Repost At Good Men Project
Another of my NSWATM greatest hits is up at Good Men Project, with a perhaps unfortunately truncated title. Enjoy.
Girls Are Dumb
Noah Brand finds out that women aren’t perfect, either.
Another Repost At Good Men Project
For those who never read my long piece on libido here, it’s now up at the Good Men Project. It’s one of my favorite early articles, and worth a read.
The Myth: Men Are Horny, Women Are Not
Noah Brand breaks down the nature and origins of cultural assumptions about male vs. female libidos.