Roundup

Art of Manliness Contests The first thing I’d like to bring to your attention is the fact that we have a couple of contests that have been running during this month that are ending June 30. So if you’ve been meaning to enter them, don’t delay! Do you have a great photo of you as [...]

Well we’re just about at the halfway mark of the 30 Days to a Better Man Project. How have you done so far? Is your commitment wavering or are you manning up each and every day and getting every task done? How many tasks have you completed? 10 out of 13? 8 out of 13? How many of [...]

Yesterday we announced the launch of the 30 Days to a Better Man Project and the response has been great. So far over 160 men have publicly made a commitment to making themselves a better man by joining the 30 DBM Community Group. If you haven’t already, make sure to sign up. Also, tell your [...]

It seems a lot of people are talking about what it means to be a man lately. There’s a man movement afoot, and it’s creating interesting fodder for discussion. Esquire is getting in on the action with their newest “Be a Man” issue. It’s a worthy theme for a magazine, and I thought we would [...]

If you haven’t been living in a cave these past few months, you’ve probably have heard of Twitter. It’s an internet service that let’s you post short messages that are 140 characters long. You can follow your friends or famous people and see their Twitter updates. Twitter is what you make of it. Some people [...]

It’s spring break time, and Kate and I are taking a much needed vacation for the next week. As you read this, we’re at an undisclosed location without our computers or the internet. I plan on reading two books several Art of Manliness readers have suggested in emails to me: The Road by Cormac McCarthy [...]

Once again, it’s time for the weekly roundup, in which I share interesting links that I found while surfing the web this week. 50 Nifty Tricks for Big DIY Savings (@ this old house) In this tough economy, the little things can add up to big savings. The folks at This Old House have put [...]

Here are some interesting links to peruse while you kickback this weekend: Cowboy Bob’s Western Values. A new blog dedicated to gaining insight from the cowboy mythology of movies and folklore. Time to Eat the Dogs. This blog is written by a professor of the history of exploration. The writing is fantastic and articles very [...]