In 1962, when Marilyn Monroe was queen, Ina Chadwick could never keep her union-leader father’s attention—until she picked up a .22-caliber rifle.
Best of Advice & Confessions
The Not-So-Dolce Vita
Three months after we married, Celia and I up and moved to Italy. Six months later we returned to the States, almost broke and, somehow, still married.
What Can Happen to You When You Read
Jamie Iredell brings us on a rollicking tour of his life through books.
Invisible Father
Robert Peake believes that for fathers and non-fathers alike, “the best in us involves us giving back in ways that are uniquely male.”
A Lesson on Manhood Courtesy of a Special Olympian
“Will you be my girlfriend?” he beamed, smiling as wide as the sky. My jaw dropped. “But Carl, I’m a boy. Not a girl.”
Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet (an excerpt)
I could smell the alcohol on her breath mixing with the sweetness of her perfume. “I’m sorry,” she whispered softly into my ear. “I can’t find my room key. I hope that’s okay with you.”
Eating While Black
Damon Young talks about a particular type of “race neurosis” that makes it difficult to see actions as separate from the color of his skin.
Measuring Manliness With Motorcycles
Does a miniature motorcycle make you less of a man?
Finding Truth
Ken Solin, on men and honesty.
I Want to Be on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’
Throughout his everyday routine, Cameron Conaway uncovers discussions of what it means to be a man.
Becoming Bugs Bunny
How to stop trying to be “The Man” and just be a man.
Words to Live By
With Father’s Day approaching, we asked some friends—from NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth to blogger Andrew Sullivan—to recall their dads’ best advice.
Sex at 60
Psychotherapist Robert Levithan brings his Advocate column, The New 60, to the Good Men Project. In this first installment, he writes about the benefits of dating younger men and generally not acting his age.
What Women Don’t Tell You
Many a ballsy broad, Amanda Marcotte argues, is afraid to say “Please do this” or “Don’t do that” in bed. Here’s what many women are really thinking.
The Post-College Advice I’ve Forgotten to Give You
Fear not, college grads. Here’s some career counselor–approved advice that will actually help you succeed as breadwinning adults.
