From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Motivational Posters: Black History Month Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

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Here in the States, February is Black History Month. So we decided to commemorate the month with a special edition of our motivational posters series, featuring some of history’s most influential African-Americans and their powerful words of wisdom. An excellent way to start off your week! Enjoy.

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Manvotional: The Improvement of Time

by Brett & Kate McKay

“The Improvement of Time”
From Manhood: It’s Duties and Responsibilities, 1854
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Time is precious in relation to the engagements of the day; in relation to the frightful loss of the past, requiring to be redeemed; in relation to its brief duration and rapid flight; and in its probationary relation to the future. It has been said, “Time [...]

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Weekly Round-Up: January 30, 2010

by Brett & Kate McKay

The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man Is Available Again!
The second print run of our first book, The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man is now out and available in bookstores, on Amazon.com, and directly through the site.
Around the Community This Week
Shaun started a [...]

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Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man Is Available Once Again!

by Brett & Kate McKay

As explained last month, our publisher was not prepared for the popularity of the our first book, The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man. Two weeks before Christmas the first print run of books sold out.
It takes awhile for a publisher to print another run, but the second print run [...]

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An Article Guaranteed to Put Hair on Your Chest

by Guest

Shave my chest hair for $10 Million? Go to hell.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Anthony J. Gretz.
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Do you remember that part in The 40 Year-Old Virgin where Andy (Steve Carell) goes to a salon and gets his chest waxed? The camera focuses on his face as he screams and yells out [...]

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So You Want My Job: Professional Photographer

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream.
Becoming a professional photographer is the dream of many a shutterbug. But going from [...]

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The Burpee: The One Exercise to Rule Them All

by Brett & Kate McKay

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When I played football in high school, my offensive line coach had an exercise he liked to use on us for punishment. When we were caught screwing around or didn’t respond with “sir” or didn’t hustle in-between plays, Coach Chamlee had to say just four words to elicit an audible groan from the offensive line: [...]

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The Art of Manliness Podcast Episode #15: Man Stories with Kasper

by Brett

Welcome back to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast. In this week’s episode we return to our series called Man Stories. For this installment, I had the pleasure of speaking with AoM Community member, Kasper, and asking him for his take on manliness. Kasper lives and works in London as an artist.
If you [...]

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In Defense of Nostalgia

by Brett & Kate McKay

One criticism that is occasionally leveled at this site is that we are “overly nostalgic.” The critic will say that we are promoting the false idea that everything was better in the past.
Now you won’t find anywhere on the entire site where we argue that everything was better in the “good old days.” Anyone who’s [...]

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Weekly Round-Up: January 23, 2010

by Brett & Kate McKay

Around the Community This Week
In addition to the great discussions we have every week in the Community, there are a few special things I’d like to draw your attention to:
AoM Community Fundraiser for Haiti Relief
AoM Community member Topher White has started a fundraiser challenge in the Community. If 25 members donate $10 to the Red [...]

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DIY Bay Rum Aftershave

by Brett & Kate McKay

When we did our post about 15 manly smells a few months ago, several of you chimed in that bay rum should have made the list. For the uninitiated, bay rum is a fragrance that’s often used in aftershave lotion and shaving soaps. West Indies bay leaf, spices, and Jamaican rum, combine to give the [...]

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How to Run a Political Campaign for Local Office

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Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Phil Van Treuren, a city councilman in Amherst City, Ohio.

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The concept of a man’s civic responsibility, while not conceived in ancient Rome, was certainly popularized there. Contributing to society by becoming a responsible and productive citizen was a hallmark of manliness, and running for elected office [...]

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Building Your Resiliency: Part 1-An Introduction

by Brett & Kate McKay

How did you do on the hardihood quiz?
Not so hot? Well join the club.
There are a lot of virtues lacking in the current generation of men, but I think an argument can be made that our lack of resiliency is the most critical.
And I say that as a man who has himself struggled to live [...]

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My Daughter Does Push-Ups

by Guest

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Curtis Silver.

We all get caught in the conversations that start with “My kid can…” or “My kid did…” and end with some sort of typical childlike behavior that the parent finds exceptionally cute. Normally, these are first time parents that are simply amazed that the little creature [...]

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The James Bond Shower: A Shot of Cold Water for Health and Vitality

by Brett & Kate McKay

As a kid, I was a big James Bond fan. Saw all the movies and read all the books. One thing I noticed about the book version of James Bond was that every time he took a shower, he would start off with the water nice and hot, and then turn it down to cold [...]

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