Blog Profile / The Art of Manliness
| URL : | http://artofmanliness.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Society & Culture / Men's Interest | |
| Posts on Regator: | 780 | |
| Posts / Week: | 6.1 | |
| Archived Since: | January 12, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
How to Create a Lifelong Brotherhood
Editor’s Note: This a guest post from Jonathan Mead. The responses from my closest male friends surprised me when I asked them this question: “What’s the one thing you feel was or is missing that’s held you back from becoming a man?” I assumed for most men it would be “lack of direction” or “knowing [...]Show More Summary
How to Read a Book
1. Open book. 2. Read words. 3. Close book. 4. Move on to next book. Reading a book seems like a pretty straightforward task, doesn’t it? And in some cases, it is. If you’re reading purely for entertainment or leisure, it certainly can be that easy. There’s another kind of reading, though, in which we [...]Show More Summary
Manvotional: A Little Fellow Follows Me
Editor’s Note: In honor of Father’s Day, I wanted to share an anonymously-penned poem that’s hung in my parents’ home for as long as I can remember. I never gave it much thought as a kid, but since becoming a dad, it’s become one of my favorite poems. It’s a simple, gentle reminder to always [...]Show More Summary
Shave and a Haircut: Razorbacks Barbershop [VIDEO]
In what I hope will be the beginning of new video series, I pay a visit to Razorbacks Barbershop in Long Beach, CA to get a shave and a haircut and talk to the owners Pedro and Scotty about barbering and their line of pomades and shave soaps, Imperial Barber Products (it’s what I use!). [...]Show More Summary
New Art of Manliness Store (Plus New T-shirts & Posters)
For years now we’ve had an online store that sold different Art of Manliness themed products like t-shirts, posters, and stationery. But there were a few problems. First, the shopping experience in the AoM Store was a pain in the butt. If you wanted an AoM t-shirt, you had to go to the Tankfarm site; [...]Show More Summary
Hurts So Good: Self-Myofascial/Trigger Point Release
This post is brought to you by Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water. What's this? Who knew a piece of foam could be so painful? Related posts: How to Throw a Perfect Football Spiral: An Illustrated Guide How to Build the Best...Show More Summary
How to Grout Tile
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ethan Hagan at One Project Closer. Grouting tile joints is one of the last steps for installing a tile floor, and if done properly, grout gives the floor a cohesive, finished look. To demonstrate the proper way to apply grout, I’ve partnered with Jim and Rich from Diamond [...]Show More Summary
Outfitted & Equipped: Summer Day Hike
This post is sponsored by Best Buy. Find all the tools to capture, save and share life's moments. What's this? What to wear and bring on a summer hike. Related posts: Underestimating a Hike Outfitted & Equipped: GORUCK Challenge Backpacking Basics Outfitted & Equipped: Ice Skating Date Night 5 Unexpected Skills Needed on an Ultra-Backpacking Adventure
How to Skip a Stone: An Illustrated Guide
Skipping a stone is a fun way to wile away the time on a camping trip or picnic. It’s something every uncle and dad should know how to teach and pass on to the kiddos. If you never learned how, here’s your tutorial. Illustration by Ted...Show More Summary
The Yanomamö and the Origins of Male Honor
In 1964, anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon arrived in an almost entirely unexplored region of the Amazon Basin to spend a year studying the Yanomamö: one of the last large, isolated, and virtually uncontacted tribes in the world. Over the next 35 years, Chagnon returned to this area on the border between Venezuela and Brazil 25 times [...]Show More Summary
How to Give a Manly Handshake [VIDEO]
It’s time for another installment of AoM Instructional Videos. In this edition, Bill learns how to shake hands like a man. For more info on shaking hands, make sure to check out our illustrated guide to giving a manly handshake. Please...Show More Summary
Art of Manliness Podcast #47: Saving the Family Farm with Forrest Pritchard (+ Book Giveaway)
Welcome back to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast! In today’s podcast we talk to Forrest Pritchard, farmer at Smith Meadows Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He’s recently published a book entitled Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers’ Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family Farm. An enjoyable read — made me [...]Show More Summary
How to Perform 4 Kettlebell Exercises: An Illustrated Guide
This post is brought to you by Onnit. Check out Onnit's line of supplements and fitness gear including the Onnit Primalbell, a 36-pound kettlebell in the shape of an angry monkey head. An illustrated guide to 4 basic kettlebell swings. Show More Summary
9 Rules for Starting Your Own Farm
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Forrest Pritchard, farmer and author of Gaining Ground. You’ve dreamed of becoming a farmer, growing food not just for yourself but for your greater community. You yearn to work with the soil, and are prepared for a life of physical toil, intellectual challenges, and uncertain finances. All that’s [...]Show More Summary
The 16 Best Western Movies
Few figures in history have had as powerful an impact on American masculinity as the cowboy. For over a century, the cowboy has — for better or for worse — been a standard of rugged individualism and stoic bravery for the American male. While the mythologization of the American cowboy began all the way back in the [...]Show More Summary
How to Wrestle with a Difficult Decision: Advice from Sergeant Alvin C. York
Corporal Alvin C. York silently led his squad of men through the thick underbrush and dense fog of the Argonne Forest early the morning of October 8, 1918. His regiment had been tasked with charging down Hill 223 and making their way across an open plain towards the Decauville Railroad. Their mission was to cut [...]Show More Summary
Gentleman on the Street Asks: What’s the Manliest Thing You’ve Ever Done?
Our fearless filmmarker, Jordan Crowder, hits the streets of Hollywood for another edition of “Gentleman on the Street.” This episode’s question: What’s the manliest things you’ve ever done? Related posts: Gentleman on the Street Asks:...Show More Summary
Paleo Pasta: 3 Low Carb Comfort Dishes
With Memorial Day this week, we marked the unofficial start of summer. Sunshine, warmer temperatures, cookouts, and lake/beach vacations are on the horizon. Gone are the fall and winter dishes of comforting risotto, lasagna, hearty soups, and stews. Summer ushers in a culinary season bright with fresh fruits and vegetables for use on the grill, in salads, [...]Show More Summary
Hit the Ground Running: How to Ace Your First Day and First Week at a New Job
This month a couple million students graduated from colleges around the country. If you’re one of them, and through a combination of luck and vigorous initiative-taking have landed your first “real” job, congratulations! You may be feeling nervous about starting this new job, and that’s completely normal. The transition from student to professional can be [...]Show More Summary
Cato: Lessons From a Self-Made Man
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni, co-authors of Rome’s Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato. Cato the Younger—the great Roman soldier, senator, and Stoic—was a hard man to like. He was ungracious in his friendships, uncompromising in his politics, blunt in his conversations, yet able to talk the [...]Show More Summary