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Thank You To Our Military Veterans

by Brett & Kate McKay

Today in the United States it’s Veterans Day, a day in which we honor those brave men and women who have served their country in the military.
To those who have served in the military, The Art of Manliness takes our hat off to you. Thank you for your dedication and sacrifice in keeping us safe.
To [...]

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Coming of Age: The Importance of Male Rites of Passage

by Brett & Kate McKay

The elders of the tribe stood in front of the hut and beckoned for the young man to come out and begin the festivities of the special day. The young man had barely slept the night before, anxiously anticipating the tests he would soon be called to endure. As he rose to meet the elder, [...]

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The Art of Manliness Weekly Roundup: One More Day To Nominate Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

I wanted to use this weekly roundup for a last minute plug for the Art of Manliness Man of the Year. You just have a day and a half left to nominate a man for the award. Nominations will close tomorrow evening. The Art of Manliness Man of the Year award is to honor men [...]

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Only 4 Days Left To Nominate a 2008 Man of the Year: Nominate Today

by Brett & Kate McKay

This is a quick reminder that nominations for the 2008 Art of Manliness Man of The Year will be closing in just four short days on Sunday, November 9. If you haven’t nominated a man, make sure you do it today. We’ll select 10 finalists and open voting up to the public on November 24. [...]

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The Art of Manliness Man of the Year 2008 Sponsored by Old Spice

by Brett & Kate McKay

We all know men in our lives who represent what’s best about manliness. The live their lives quietly and with great dignity and honor. They work hard, do their best to be good husbands and fathers, and they serve their community and their country. Sadly, this type of man rarely gets any recognition for his [...]

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Preorder an Art of Manliness T-Shirt

by Brett & Kate McKay

A while back ago, we ran a contest to pick the best design for an Art of Manliness t-shirt. You all whittled the designs down to three very cool and manly ones. Many of you have been asking when we’re going to sell the new t-shirts. I’m sorry for the delay. I’ve been trying [...]

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The Original Hawaiiabera Giveaway

by Brett & Kate McKay

What do you get when you cross a Mexican Guayabera with a Hawaiian floral print shirt? You get The Original Hawaiiabera shirt. I’ve always been a big fan of Guayabera or “Old man Mexican barber shirts” as my friends and I call them. I’ve also enjoyed sporting a Hawaiian shirt every now and then. [...]

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The Polls Are Open: Vote For Your Favorite AoM T-Shirt Design

by Brett & Kate McKay

Notice: Polls are back online. Make sure to cast your vote!
Three weeks ago, I made a call for Art of Manliness readers to submit designs for a reader T-shirt contest. Man did you all ever respond. We received many fantastic submissions and I have to say we were blown away by several of them. A [...]

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10 Reasons Real Men ‘Go Green’

by Brett

Teddy Roosevelt & John Muir at Yosemite Valley
Photo from Teddy Roosevelt.com

This is a guest post by Sara Ost. Sara is the editor of the fast-growing blog ecosalon.com, where sexy, smart women are hoping you men will get with the program already. (A little secret: what women really want is for you to lead.) [...]

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Ritual Men’s Grooming Products Giveaway!

by Brett & Kate McKay

Every man has their morning ritual. For many it consists of the simple “Tripple S”- Sh**, Shower, and Shave. Well, two gentleman have started a simple line of men’s grooming products that supports every step of the Triple S routine. Their company is called Ritual and they’re offering to giveaway $80 of their product to [...]

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10 Outdated Men’s Fashions That Still Have The Charm

by jlankow

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Written by Ross Crooks and Jason Lankow
A man’s wardrobe is an important part of his image. Sadly, fashion has become a much-neglected area in the life of the modern man. Though it is often viewed as a “softer” topic these days, this has not always been the case. Dapper attire was once thought as important [...]

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The Manival #10: Independence Day Edition

by Brett & Kate McKay

This week in the United States we’ll be celebrating our Independence Day. The group of men involved with the founding of the United States were some of history’s best and brightest. They stood for the ideals that every man should aspire to. Among that group of men were military geniuses, inventors, and philosophers. It took [...]

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Father’s Day Giveaway! $25 Gift Certificate to Outback Steakhouse

by Brett & Kate McKay

Father’s Day is this Sunday. In honor of it, Art of Manliness is giving away a $25 gift certificate to Outback Steakhouse so you can treat good old dad to a juicy steak dinner.
But wait there’s more! If you take your dad to any Outback Steakhouse this Father’s Day, he’ll receive a $10 off coupon [...]

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The Virtuous Life: Tranquility

by Brett

This is the eleventh post in a series about living Ben Franklin’s 13 virtues.

“TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.”
Every day we encounter a thousand little annoyances. Some jerk cuts us off on the way to work, we get a flat tire, someone takes our lunch out of the [...]

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The Manival #1

by Brett & Kate McKay

Welcome to first edition of the Manival! The Manival is a blog carnival that brings together the best posts by man bloggers written with men in mind. I’m really excited about the response we got for the first edition. We received 20 submissions for the first Manival. I hope it will continue to grow each [...]

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