Swagger Like Us: Should women amplify their aggression to mimic successful men, or should they play up what supposedly makes them different? A review of When Men Dance: Choreographing Masculinities across Borders. Standing up like a man: What kind of a woman uses a funnel to go to the bathroom? Porn is unrealistic, what about romance novels! An anti-porn polemic inspires a debate over whether male or female fantasy is more harmful to relationships. The best way to understand the recent fuss about "artificial sperm" and the "end of men" is to consider old versions of the same debate. Gender and concepts of masculinity strongly shape feminist men’s experience as feminists in a world that considers them to be neither real men, nor real feminists. Feminism-for-men is now America's white-collar default setting. As more women have taken on a breadwinning role and men and women have transformed into domestic co-laborers, the Art of the Wife is disappearing (and a debate). Having or growing a pair is the easy part — knowing how and when to artfully say Fuck It is the true measure of a modern man. Women do make men throw caution to the wind, research confirms. A review of The Male Brain by Louann Brizendine (and more and more and more and more). New research suggests sexual objectification hinders some women’s cognitive ability. Men don't sit around as a group sharing their deepest feelings, as women are likely to do, but don't assume male friendships are inferior. Are men more belligerent? Men are more dangerous, but women can be just as aggressive. First came women’s studies then men’s studies and now a new field in reaction to both: male studies. An article on "retrosexuals", the latest lame macho catchphrase. Empty Nest: It's the men who suffer when the kids leave.
