Stories About Trying to Be a Better Man

From the category archives:

Culture

Are You Ready to Life-Edit?

by Caleb on May 11, 2012

Just stumbled across this great video featuring Graham Hill, the founder of Life Edited, that discusses their philosophy of “clearing the arteries of life.” Fascinating and eye-opening.

Check it out, and let it motivate you to life-edit this weekend.

[via PSFK]

Hemingway: Forget Your Personal Tragedy

May 1, 2012

If you haven’t visited Letters of Note, you definitely should. It provides “fascinating letters” and correspondence from the famous and infamous. Yesterday I stumbled upon this letter from Ernest Hemingway (who, you’ll remember, I admire) to F. Scott Fitzgerald on the publication of his final book, Tender Is The Night. I’ve pulled out my favorite [...]

Get it all →

Mansome | A Documentary That Tackles Being a Man

April 24, 2012

When I first heard about Mansome, the new documentary from Morgan Spurlock – the creator of Super Size Me and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, etc. - I admit I was skeptical. People like Judd Apatow and others featured in the movie have historically not portrayed men in the greatest light. My qualms with Hollywood’s stereotyping of men being [...]

Get it all →

Working With Your Hands | The Watchmaker

April 17, 2012

I’m still digging myself out of the inevitable vacation rut, but in the meantime, why not enjoy this amazing video about a watchmaker from the talented photographer/director Dustin Cohen, the next in his “Made in Brooklyn” series (the last you might remember). Be back to the grind soon with more. How was your week last [...]

Get it all →

Working With Your Hands | The Violin Maker

March 7, 2012

Love this beautifully shot and edited story of Sam Zygmuntowicz, a violin maker in Brooklyn. His description of the passion behind the musicians he works with is so compelling. Enjoy. See you in Austin? [via The World's Best Ever]

Get it all →

The Flip Side

February 9, 2012

Need more proof that guys hitting on women in bars is creepy? Try reversing the roles. It’s been done before, with just as creepy effects. [via Devour]

Get it all →

Life Unquenchably Meaningfully Well Lived

February 4, 2012

Being human is never easy. But that’s the point. Perhaps as an unintended consequence of our relentless quest for more, bigger, faster, cheaper, now, we’ve comfortably acceded to something akin to a minor-league contempt for the richness and grandeur of life unquenchably meaningfully well lived. Hence, call this post my tiny statement of rebellion. Hex [...]

Get it all →

Men as Caricatures

January 26, 2012

Guys, I get it. I really do. You’ve been taught all your life to avoid “girly” things. People have told you to be “be a man,” and possibly made fun of you for doing something that appears feminine. You’ve been given an innate fear of weakness, beauty, and other qualities that have somehow become only [...]

Get it all →

Pickin’ & Trimmin’

January 19, 2012

If you don’t have yourself a barber, get one. I’m pretty loyal to mine. That’s one reason I love this video. The other is that it reminds me of people I grew up with. Plus it got nominated for an Emmy. Score. [via Devour]

Get it all →

Lure a Magic Fat Man Into Your Home

December 22, 2011

Fascinating history of Santa Claus, eh? Bet you didn’t know that Santa, St. Nick, and Father Christmas were all different people at one point? At least, I didn’t. No matter what you celebrate at this time of year, happy holidays to you and yours. I’ll be taking a little hiatus around here until the new [...]

Get it all →

← Previous Entries

Culture

Archives