Featured///
Skill of the Week: Fell a Tree With a Knife
Skill of the Week: Treat a Black Eye
Skill of the Week: Treat Hypothermia
No, There Isn’t a Loneliness Epidemic (And That May Be an Even Bigger Problem)
Enter the Matrix — The Science of Slowing Down Time
The Science of Porn
The Power of the Notebook — The History and Practice of Thinking on Paper
The Latest///
A Celebration of the Ideal Bachelor From 1906
Much has been made of the increasing number of Americans living alone (in 1960, single-person households ...
Full article
How John Stuart Mill Got Over His Existential Crisis, and You Can Too!
In 1826, John Stuart Mill had an existential crisis. He fell into a deep depression and contemplated ...
Full article
The 10 Best War Movies of All-Time
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
What to Do About Wasps
My war against annoying flying pests continues. The battle against mosquitoes seems to be going ...
Full article
In Praise of the Postcard
Postcards were first printed in the mid-1800s, and over the next century, hundreds of billions of them ...
Full article
What Every Man Should Know About Having a Heart Attack
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
How to Use Lifting Straps to Level Up Your Strength Training
Lifts like the deadlift and barbell row are mainly back exercises. Both also secondarily strengthen your ...
Full article
You Don’t Have to Be Your Dad: How to Become Your Family’s Transitional Character
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
Why Ambivalent Relationships Are Terrible for You (And How to Deal With Them)
There are people we really love — friends and family we consistently enjoy and feel strong affection ...
Full article
The Best Quotes on Fatherhood
Fathers tend to be taken for granted. We invariably make more of a fuss over Mom on Mother's Day than ...
Full article
The Sometimes, Always, Never Three-Button Rule
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
A Man’s Wallet: A Recommendation
For several years, I attempted to become a front pocket wallet kind of guy. I had gotten tired of the ...
Full article
The 54 Best Quotes on Courage
Have you ever wondered why it is that being called a coward is considered such a grave insult? It’s ...
Full article
How Long Does It Take to Put on Muscle?
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
Skill of the Week: Land a Plane in an Emergency
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...
Full article
How to Make a Perfect Over-Hard Fried Egg
There are a bunch of different ways to cook eggs: hard-boiled, poached, scrambled . . . heck, you can even ...
Full article
Why You Should Become a Sun Worshipper
With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...
Full article
Bike Maintenance 101: How to Patch an Inner Tube
The bicycle is one of the greatest tools of self-reliance. Without any need for electricity or ...
Full article
Skill of the Week: Dance the Basic Box Step
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...
Full article
Could Physical Activity Be the Solution to . . . (Almost) Everything?
When it comes to the biggest problems in modern Western society, things like obesity, anxiety, depression, ...
Full article