2008

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The Art of Manliness Manly Holiday Gift Guide

by Brett & Kate McKay

This holiday gift guide contains manly gift ideas for men and boys. When selecting the items to be included, we didn’t want to re-create the typical men’s holiday gift guide full of digital cameras and video games. Those sorts of lists are a dime a dozen, and the items on those lists only last a [...]

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The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: Law School Finals Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

As many of you read this, I’ll be in a classroom taking the first of four law school finals. Law school finals aren’t much fun.  They’re three to four hour ordeals where you pretty much type or write non-stop for the entire time. You leave thinking you did alright, then in the middle of the [...]

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6 Holiday Style Tips For Men

by Antonio

The holiday season has begun, and for the next month many of us have a full schedule. From work-related parties to the traditional get together with friends and family, you’ll need to dress appropriately as you mingle with the boss and trade stories with uncle Bob. With many of these events scheduled for the same [...]

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So You Want My Job: Air Force Pilot

by Brett & Kate McKay

Today we return to our “So You Want My Job” Series, in which we interview men who are employed in the kind of jobs men dream about having, and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can finally become what they always wanted to be when they grew [...]

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Teaching My Son to Be a Man

by Brett & Kate McKay

Image from mattbellphoto Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Sean Platt at Writer Dad. Check out his site! Whenever I’m watching a movie that harkens back to a sepia tinted yesteryear, it isn’t the simpler times I long for so much as a return to the distant days when a man rose alongside [...]

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The Best of The Art of Manliness: November 2008

by Brett & Kate McKay

November has come and gone. The site continues to grow thanks to you all. Subscribers hit the 23,344 mark. Thank you for spreading the word about the site and emailing me article ideas. We’re looking forward to December. We have some awesome articles lined up to get you ready for the holidays. Should be fun. [...]

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The Case for Marriage

by Brett & Kate McKay

Image from TooTallVal Lately, marriage has gotten a bad rap. It seems like many people these days feel marriage is some archaic arrangement that holds people back from realizing their full potential. Even if people aren’t particularly anti-marriage, they will avoid getting hitched for as long as they can. Many men delay marriage because they [...]

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The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: Book Deadline Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

Kate and I have a deadline for a draft of The Art of Manliness book due this Monday. We’ve been cranking away at it for the past few days putting the finishing touches on it. It’s looking good so far. After this deadline, we just have one more and we’ll be done. I can’t wait [...]

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Growing a Manly Beard

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Steve Wilson, the author of beards.org. Make sure to check out his manly site! It inspired me to grow my first beard this month. Growing a beard is an affirmation of manliness and masculinity. The beard itself is a physical characteristic that separates men from the boys, [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

by Brett & Kate McKay

If you’re in the United States, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a great day spending time with friends and family and chowing down on some delicious grub. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we’ve dug up this old film from 1950 called “A Day of Thanksgiving.” In it a dad explains to his kids, that there’s more [...]

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5 Thanksgiving Traditions to Pass Along to Your Son

by Brett & Kate McKay

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Mike Koehler. Your family is gathered around the table, on its best behavior and ready to dig in to a great meal. And there sits your son at the kids table or stuck between his aunt and uncle wondering what Thanksgiving means to him besides turkey leftovers [...]

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The Polls Are Open! Vote for the 2008 Art of Manliness Man of the Year

by Brett & Kate McKay

We are excited to announce the 10 finalists for the 2008 Art of Manliness Man of the Year Award Sponsored by Old Spice. We received over 120 fantastic nominations. It was agonizingly difficult to pare down the many worthy nominees to just 10. All of the men nominated represented the best in manliness. It was [...]

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How To Cook and Carve a Thanksgiving Turkey Like a Man

by Brett & Kate McKay

Image from Vermont Ferrett Share Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means one thing- turkey. Preparing and carving a turkey for loved ones at Thanksgiving is definitely a manly task (cooking in general is a manly task). It involves roasted flesh, sharp knives, and popping joints. So impress your friends and family this [...]

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Be a Man: Learn to Cook

by Brett & Kate McKay

Image from jazzejungueinc Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Scott Kustes, author of the Modern Forager blog. Check it out and sign up for his RSS updates. Back at the beginning of July, Brett asked the question, “Is Cooking Manly?” The poll results were astoundingly lopsided: 95% yes, 5% no. It looks like [...]

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How to Be a Gracious Host

by Brett

Image from magarell Yesterday, we set down the rules of being the perfect houseguest. The host likewise has important responsibilities and expectations to fulfill. The ability to show hospitality has been a measure of one’s character across cultures and time. Hospitality goes beyond providing simple room and board; it involves making your guest feel comfortable, [...]

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How to be the Perfect Houseguest

by Brett

Image by George Marks Next week is Thanksgiving and with it comes the arrival of the holiday season. Many of you will be traveling to see family and friends this time of year. Staying with loved ones can be a great time, and everyone loves free lodging. But you must always remember that hospitality is [...]

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Manvotional: Boys Wanted

by Brett & Kate McKay

I found this poem in a book on public speaking from 1900. While it was written for young boys, it’s just as applicable to young men. Hard work, dedication, and resiliency are all qualities we should try to develop in our sons and in ourselves.

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The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: Man Store Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

Some of you may have noticed a box in the sidebar that has a bunch of books rotating in it. Those are books that I’ve handpicked for the Art of Manliness Bookstore. You’ll find books about men and for men. In addition to books, I’ve also included some manly accoutrements like classic shave gear and [...]

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6 Lessons in Manliness from James Bond

by schaefer

Editor’s Note: In honor of Quantum of Solace being released today, AoM contributor Cameron Schaefer has put together this rundown of Bond’s most manly qualities. Admit it, if you’re a man, you’ve thought about how cool it would be to spend a day in the shoes of 007 himself, “Bond, James Bond.” The cars, adventure, [...]

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