Alex Honnold: One Bad Ass Rock Climber
Jamie Reidy comments on Alex Honnold’s latest amazing rock climbing accomplishment at Yosemite. Tim Neville reports in the New York Times with exclusive access granted him by Alex Honnold: Honnold was...
View ArticleBlack Men Missing Out on Jobs Recovery
Jorg Hackemann / Shutterstock.com In an article called “Blacks Miss Out as Jobs Rebound in New York City”, The New York Times’ Patrick McGeehan investigates the disparity in how the New York jobs...
View ArticleDear New York Times: Of Course Men Are Manly Enough
Kaleb Blake wades through “essentialist crap” on masculinity in The New York Times’ new roundtable discussion. I stumbled upon a series of articles on the New York Times today titled, “Room for Debate:...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Does Violent Media Contribute to America’s Violence?
In 2007, Mike White, producer, director, and actor wrote a compelling Op-Ed in The New York Times in response to the shooting in Virginia that killed 32 members of the Virginia Tech community. White,...
View ArticleDo It Yourself, America
In a world where anyone can watch fifteen ways to sharpen a hand saw or to build a rail gun, is craftsmanship lost? The New York Times reports that we are losing our craftsmanship skill set and spirit:...
View ArticleIt Doesn’t Matter Who Wears the Pants: A Response to Hanna Rosin and The New...
Lisa Hickey wants to know why on earth you would take the gains of one gender and position them as the downfall of the other. In a cover story for The New York Times magazine, Hanna Rosin looks at a...
View ArticleI’m PC and Proud
Any time someone calls Jim Rigby “too PC” he is reminded of the courage it takes to step out of the cultural trance and speak a new language. ‘Originally appeared at JimRibgy.org There were no black...
View ArticlePoll: Why is Our Society Obsessed with Modern Men and Manliness?
Clearly, our society is currently obsessed with modern men and manliness, why? By now, most of you have read or heard about The New York Times “Room for Debate” opinion page section that debated this...
View ArticleGay-to-Straight Conversion Therapy Challenged in the Courts
Joanna Schroeder hopes that the courts expose the greater truth about so-called “Reparative Therapies”, which take advantage of the anguish some men experience when their same-sex attraction conflicts...
View ArticleThere’s No Insincerity In Irony
Charles Emrich defends irony from its detractors. Sincerely. I’m pretty sure you haven’t lived until the New York Times has declared you dead. Today I am pleased to be alive, because middle-aged...
View ArticleOn Turning 40
Have the Baby Boomers ruined aging for the rest of us? About a month ago, I turned 40. It’s often thought of as a landmark age, like those milestone ages throughout your teen years or when you turn 21...
View ArticleAmerican Citizen Held Captive In North Korea
Photos of orphans may be the reason behind one man’s detention. Kenneth Bae, a 44-year-old American citizen, is being held in North Korea according to a report from The New York Times. Mr. Bae runs a...
View ArticleActor Jack Klugman Dies at Age 90
Although few will remember, Jack Klugman was a strong advocate for critical health-care legislation. Jack Klugman, the actor best known for his roles on The Odd Couple, and Quincy, M.E., passed away...
View ArticleBen Affleck: ‘I Am Not Running For Office’
The star makes his denial of a Senate race official. Ben Affleck announced that he will not be entering the race for the Massachusetts Senate seat that will be up for grabs if Senator John Kerry...
View ArticleAnother Man is Pushed to His Death on NY Subway Platform
Police are searching for a suspect in another subway train death in New York City. For the second time this month a man has been pushed to his death under an oncoming subway train in New York City....
View ArticleTom Matlack Talks to the New York Times About Women, Beautification, and...
Who are we to judge what someone else decides to do to her own face or body? Tom Matlack recently wrote a piece for the Room for Debate section of The New York Times discussing women, makeup, plastic...
View ArticleThe Conversation About Dads Just Keeps Getting Bigger: A Response to the New...
We are creating the change we want to see with how dads and men are portrayed in the media. — Several years ago, back before The Good Men Project was what it is today — before it was a website,...
View ArticleOPEN THREAD: Are We Reducing the Impact of the Term “Bullying” By Overuse?
Are we doing ourselves, and our children a disservice by labeling every childhood conflict as “bullying”? In a recent Op-Ed post on The New York Times, Emily Bazelon argues that we are overusing the...
View ArticleNew Guidelines Propose Change in Science Education
Changes could be on the way for science classes across the nation with the release of the Next Generation Science Standards. A recent New York Times article, disclosed the first broad recommendations...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Sexuality into Masculinity
Mainstream acceptance of gay men represents a shift in how we see masculinity. Yesterday, Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage. A majority of people in this country also seem...
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