In Changing America, Gay Masculinity Has 'Many Different Shades'
As attitudes toward homosexuality shift in the U.S., many gay men say that's created not just more legal freedoms but also greater freedom to express their gender identities.(Image credit: Luke...
View ArticleFreemasonry Still Alive And Well, And (Mostly) Men-Only
The Freemasons are arguably one of the world's most famous men's organizations. Membership has been falling in the U.S. since the 1960s, but millennials are now showing an interest in the...
View ArticleNo Boss But The Land And Cattle: A Rancher's Coming Of Age
In the North Texas wilderness, men to find out what it means to come of age on the range — and what it means to pass that experience on to their children.
View ArticleWhat's A Writer Gotta Do To Get A Little Health Care Around Here?
When you're making plans to become a famous author, just remember that you're going to want health care — especially when 40 rolls around and your body is no longer made of rubber.(Image credit:...
View Article'I Am Not An Inmate ... I Am A Man. And I Have Potential'
Many of the 2 million men serving time in the U.S. have formed their sense of manhood while incarcerated. And becoming a different kind of man isn't easy — either behind bars, or beyond them.(Image...
View ArticleTo Model Manhood, Immigrant Dads Draw From Two Worlds
Many immigrant men in the U.S. work hard to hold onto definitions of masculinity from their native countries — while also rejecting more rigid gender roles that may be the norm in their...
View ArticleDoing The Hard Work Of Becoming A 'Real Man'
The process of becoming a man isn't always an easy one, but poet Saeed Jones says that reading Real Man Adventures by T Cooper, can make the journey more joyful.(Image credit: )
View ArticleFor Men's Rights Groups, Feminism Has Come At The Expense Of Men
Men's rights movement leaders say they're pushing back against the excesses of feminism and highlighting the problems of men and boys. Critics argue that misogyny is lurking just below the...
View ArticleManliness In Music: The XY Hits The Hi-Fi
There's no shortage of songs about what it means to be a man. But what makes some music sound "manly" — and what attracts men to play and listen to certain genres of music? The answers are...
View ArticleMaking Fatherhood An Insider's Game: Becoming A Dad, Again, At 49
More men are having kids later in life — and some are having babies, for the second time, in middle age. That means they're changing diapers while their peers are sending their own kids to...
View ArticleIn 'Patrimony' Philip Roth Pays A Tender Homage To His Father
Patrimony is a nonfiction account — almost a diary — that Roth wrote about the last years of his father's life. Author Ben Dolnick calls it one of Roth's best and most surprising books.(Image credit: )
View ArticleLove And Sex In The Time Of Viagra — 16 Years On
Longer lives means more decades of intimacy. Drugs that help male physiology match desire have affected more than just the body, men who take these pills say.(Image credit: Raphael...
View ArticleEconomy, Social Isolation May Be Driving Up Suicide Rates In Boomer Men
Suicide rates among middle-aged men in America have shown a sudden, distressing increase in the last decade.
View ArticleHow To Be A 21st Century 'Gentleman'
Men have expressed confusion about how to behave out in the dating world now that gender roles have shifted significantly. Do you open the door, pay for the date, pull out the chair?(Image credit:...
View Article'Art Of Manliness' Is Finding A Balance Between Tough And Tender
To help men learn to be better men in the 21st century, Brett MacKay created the website Art of Manliness. He talks with Audie Cornish about what he sees as the basic conflict of modern masculinity.
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