Thucydides “We are lovers of the beautiful and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.”
Albert Einstein “A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.”
- The manliness of the song about beer and women has been brought into question »
I don’t know how many times I sung “do you come from the land down under” when I was a teenager. It was one of those anthems that’s now a part of me. And now a part of me is being questioned.
Lawyers say ‘Down Under’ is a rip-off of the children’s classic ‘Kookaburra Sits in [...]
- Sometimes a man’s just got to put his foot down »
Manliness and dancing, now that’s a difficult combination. Who can pull that off, besides John Travolta? Mike Hinkle of the Edmond Sun has a hilarious posting on manliness and dancing, called “Manly men aren’t afraid to dance, as long as it’s dignified”. He’s not offering any advice, but has a great story about the Aachen [...]
- The manly satisfaction of taking things apart and seeing how they work »
Our teacher in the ancient art of manliness, Brett McKay (and his wife), tells us to learn a manual skill. Because there’s no woman in manual. This is our job. Well, I’m no handyman. I thought. Until I read his long list of “some skills you may wish to consider learning.” For every suggestion I [...]
Testosterone is Not Manliness »
I just read a great article called Becoming a Man by samdaman, and I urge you to read it too. It’s a breath of fresh air after reading a ton of stupid “manly” articles about cars, booze and hot chicks. That’s just boys stuff. Raging hormones. Manliness is about responsibility and perseverence.
Say a male is [...]
- Like a man who’s secure in his own masculinity, it’s obviously male without trying so hard. »
Examiner’s Sali Oguri has reviewed the Zirh Ikon, a new fragrance for men, and she’s sold. She loves it so much that she wants her man to wear it. Now that’s a good review, Zirh!
I’m convinced IKON is destined to become a new classic because it’s so easy to wear (even as a woman, I’m [...]
- On Thursday I became one of those men who has Botox injected into his forehead »
Not me, of course. I would never let anyone inject poison into my body, unless I was terminally ill and the poison would help. This title is a quote from Todd Babiak over at Edmonton Journal. After reading his article, and learning that Clint Eastwood probably have had Botox injections, I still don’t know why [...]
- Geeks are the one who save the world, not the macho men. »
What do you do when you find that the government is watching everything and treat you like a suspected terrorist? How do you fight Big Brother? I aim to find out. I just downloaded Cory Doctorows book Little Brother.
Marcus is only seventeen, but he figures he already knows how the state system works and how [...]
- It’s only natural to want a powerful machine with a spinning chain of razor sharp blades between your legs. »
Some guy (at least I think he’s a guy) called Fourth and Fifty over at Bleacher Report has an exellent report of The ESPN Timbersports series after one day of “viewing” while waiting for vision correcting surgery.
If you have not witnessed the TimberSports series, I urge you to watch it. You have great athletes(?) competing [...]
“Cars are one of the few opportunities left for men to compete for dominance” »
Roy Tanck wrote an interesting post on cars and why we may never have an “Atom” car. You know, like the Intel Atom processor that’s just powerful enough for the most common needs and is light, cheap and uses little energy. While women may find an “Atom” car fascinating, guys would never. It’s like he [...]
