Men
Flash Fiction
“Woman to Woman”
He got to thinking that all things were possible, like when he’d walked the halls of Chicasetta Colored High School.
By Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
The Front Row
“The Eight Mountains” Is Not a Movie So Much as a Series of Postcards
The story of a lifelong friendship between two men is pretty and vacant.
By Richard Brody
Shouts & Murmurs
A Speech to the Men
None of us, not even I, knows what will happen out there. Could be nothing, which would be great; we could go home early.
By Sophie Abromowitz
Shouts & Murmurs
I Am a Man, and I Run Hot
“It’s such a nice day,” you’ll say. “It’s so great to be outside,” you’ll say. “Oh, my God, Phil, are you all right?” you’ll say. Because it will appear as though I have partially melted.
By Eli Burnstein
Personal History
One, Two, Three, Jump!
Making a new friend in midlife, and making the leap.
By Charles McGrath
The Current Cinema
“Top Gun: Maverick” Far Outflies Its Predecessor
The original is less good than you remember, but Joseph Kosinski’s beautifully shot sequel, with Tom Cruise as the Dorian Gray of the U.S. Navy, manages to make absurd triumphalism disarmingly puppyish.
By Anthony Lane
Books
The Making of a Femicide
A Mexican novelist explores how murderous male rage flourishes in an ailing society.
By Juan Gabriel Vásquez
L.A. Postcard
Tinx’s Field Guide for Rich Moms and Bad Boyfriends
Like an advice columnist but on Instagram, Christina Najjar dispenses wisdom on self-esteem and how to avoid fuck boys to her nearly two million social-media followers during a walk around Beverly Hills.
By Sheila Yasmin Marikar
Books
Should We Believe the Stories of Men Mistaken for Gods?
A new book casts a mostly skeptical eye over the tales long told about Christopher Columbus, Captain Cook, and many more.
By Casey Cep
Shouts & Murmurs
Making the Most of Toxic Masculinity Before It Dies Out
Accept the fact that every woman on earth wants you.
By Mike Carrier
Shouts & Murmurs
Servicing Your Boy
Is your boy beginning to show signs of toxic masculinity? Unnecessary aggression? Then come on down to Lou’s Boy-Repair Shop!
By Evan Waite
Shouts & Murmurs
The Boyfriend Identity: Part 3
Part of him wants to bash her brains in. But another part wants to go home with her, put on their shlumpies, order Thai food, and watch three hours of “Shark Tank.”
By Jen Spyra
Shouts & Murmurs
The Boyfriend Identity: Part 2
“When I read a menu, I ignore my own preferences and wait to be told what to order. Why?”
By Jen Spyra
Shouts & Murmurs
The Owies and Boo-Boos of Serious Men
Just because these men are strong, successful, and sombre doesn’t mean they don’t hurt just like you and me.
By Annah Feinberg
Florida Postcard
A Florida Demographic That Could Swing the Election
Black men in Newtown, in Sarasota, discuss the appeal of Donald Trump and their indifference toward Joe Biden.
By Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Shouts & Murmurs
Give Me a Smile, Bro
“For the first time in my life, I didn’t know what to do.”
By Karl Stevens
Dept. of Shoe Leather
A Hideous-Men Walking Tour
The advice columnist E. Jean Carroll leads a brave group through the haunts of Donald Trump, Bill Cosby, and other gropers and grabbers.
By Lisa Birnbach
2018 in Review
The Year in Good Men
This year, like the year before it, was a rough one for the reputation of the American male. But there were a few men who didn’t do so horribly.
By Naomi Fry