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The Sex War March 05, 2025
Among conservative men, one often hears the claim that feminism has contributed to the destruction of Western civilization. Ideas such as “toxic masculinity” were openly ridiculed. It is certainly the case that divisive feminist rhetoric made the fat...
How the ‘Manosphere’ Became Mainstream Entertainment February 24, 2025
Whenever Bill Belichick, the 72-year-old former head coach of the New England Patriots, goes out in public with his girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, who is exactly one-third his age, they tend to draw attention. It was no different at the 2025 N.F.L. Honor...
Mr. Lonely January 14, 2025
When asked in 2023 what “men want in women,” the notorious influencer, professional kickboxer, and accused human trafficker Andrew Tate gave a predictable answer: “No one’s going to respect the man who’s with an ultra-promiscuous woman. No one is goi...
Bang the World January 08, 2025
One in a thousand people has six toes or fingers. Twenty-six percent of young people lack a gag reflex. And about two in seven dudes, according to my own research as a participant observer, will say something skeevy about women in exclusively male co...
Will Video Kill the Audio Star in 2025? January 02, 2025
What was the big story of podcasts in 2024? If you ask outside observers of the industry, they might say Joe Rogan and the manosphere, particularly as we roll off the so-called podcast election. But when it comes to the community itself, another answ...
Do Men Even Like Women Anymore? October 11, 2024
I have a tiny bit of fondness for the pickup artists of the past. Guys like Neil Strauss and Mystery were not perfect, by any means — I’m not even saying they weren’t misogynistic — but they did like women. They liked women enough to seek to understa...
Beyond the Cult of Self-Reliant Bootstrapping September 09, 2024
My ventures in attempting to lift myself up by my bootstraps led me to videos filled with hyperbolic exhortations aimed at motivating young men just like me. “Absolutely everything that happens in your life—whether it’s good or bad—is completely your...
