November 2012

Art of Manliness Movember 2012: Halfway Mark Update!

by Brett & Kate McKay

As you all know, the Art of Manliness is taking part in Movember, an annual month-long fundraiser where men grow mustaches and raise money for men’s health issues — specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and male depression. We’re halfway through the month and I just wanted to give everyone an update on how the AoM Movember Team is [...]

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How to Network & Socialize Effectively: A Comprehensive Guide

by Antonio

This post is brought to you by Chivas Brotherhood. How to network and socialize at a whisky-tasting event.

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How to Be an Awesome Uncle

by Brett & Kate McKay

Psychologists tell us that one of the most, if not the most important factor in our happiness is the number of quality relationships in our lives. Decades ago, such relationships were easy to come by. You were very likely to be surrounded by extended family who all got together often for loud and boisterous celebrations. [...]

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Walking on (Frozen) Water: A Primer on Snowshoeing

by Darren Bush

This post is brought to you by State Farm. Your guide to getting started with snowshoeing.

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Manly Honor Part IV — The Gentlemen and the Roughs: The Collision of Two Honor Codes in the American North

by Brett & Kate McKay

Welcome back to our series on manly honor. In our last post, I said that Northern and Southern honor would be covered in one article, and that future posts would be shorter. Neither turned out to be true. Well, this one is a little shorter, but we’re giving Northern and Southern honor their own posts [...]

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Advice From a 92-Year-Old Veteran of WWII on Getting Out of a Dark Place

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is guest post from Marcus Brotherton. It originally ran on Men Who Lead Well (www.marcusbrotherton.com). I recently interviewed T.I. Miller, a 92-year-old WWII vet who fought on Guadalcanal and New Britain. When it came to war, Mr. Miller had seen it all. Charging banzai attacks. Severed heads. Bloody arms, legs, and torsos. The [...]

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A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Your First Turntable

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Cameron Schaefer. So, you’ve decided to get into vinyl. Perhaps the story I shared last month about my own journey into record collecting piqued your interest. Maybe you inherited a great collection from a family member or got inspired by the collection of a friend. No matter [...]

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The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: November 9, 2012

by Brett & Kate McKay

The winner of the last giveaway was: Joseph Rendina from Brooklyn, NY. Joseph selected the very handsome and popular Stormy Kromer Town Coat. Hope it keeps you warm and looking dashing this winter, good sir! My Picks This Week Speaking of looking dashing, this week Huckberry’s got everything you need to put together a dapper [...]

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8 Finance Questions to Ask When Considering a Job Offer

by Brett & Kate McKay

You’ve rocked the job interview and landed an offer. Way to go! Now comes the part that many dread: talking about the pay and benefits package with their potential employer. Some men want a job so bad that they’d much rather skip this discussion and accept whatever the company offers them lest they offend their potential employer [...]

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How to Use a Flashlight in a Tactical Situation

by Brett & Kate McKay

It’s late Friday night and you’re walking to your car after a fun evening with your friends downtown. As you turn the corner down an unlit side street, you see a shadow dart across the wall and hear footsteps. The hairs on your neck stand straight up. You quicken your pace, but the other footsteps [...]

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A Man’s Guide to Pinterest

by Brett & Kate McKay

My Life Scoop is a website that invites bloggers from various websites to contribute different articles on tech-related themes. I do a guest column for them every once in awhile and share it here on AoM for those who might want to check it out. My latest is on a man’s guide to Pinterest. I know, [...]

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Manly Honor: Part III — The Victorian Era and the Development of the Stoic-Christian Code of Honor

by Brett & Kate McKay

Welcome back to our series on manly honor. Now, I originally planned for the history of honor to be one post, and then decided I could cover it in two, and now I’m thinking it’s going to take five posts, counting the one two weeks ago and today’s. Who was I kidding? The topic of [...]

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Drinks Are on Me! How to Buy a Round at the Bar

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Brought to you by Henry Weinhard’s: Good Beer Made Easy. Find Henry’s in your neighborhood. The ins and outs of buying a round of drinks for your friends, co-workers, or the whole bar.

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How to Bug-In: What You Need to Know to Survive a Grid-Down Disaster

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Creek Stewart of Willow Haven Outdoor. As the East Coast of the United States recovers from Hurricane Sandy, aka “Frankenstorm,” the rest of us watch the unfolding aftermath from a distance – thankful Mother Nature hasn’t unleashed her fury on our doorstep today. Hurricane Sandy is yet another [...]

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How to Grow a Handlebar Mustache

by Brett

Happy Movember! Have you signed up for the AoM Movember Team yet? It’s not too late to join up in the battle against prostate and testicular cancer. Sign-up today, start growing your mustache, and ask your friends and family to donate to your ‘Mo Space! This is your chance to grow a kick butt mustache, [...]

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