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How to Make Smoked BBQ Ribs

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Mcintyre. Learning basic cooking skills was not a priority for me while growing up. The transition from a fully fed teenager to a totally independent and clueless in the kitchen college freshman was painful. I quickly lost my appetite for fast food and frozen dinners. Luckily, [...]

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Give the Art of Manliness Collection Box Set for Graduation or Father’s Day!

by Brett & Kate McKay

Did you know that our two books, The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man and Manvotionals: Timeless Wisdom and Advice on Living the 7 Manly Virtues  are available in a handsome-looking cigar box along with some coasters bearing manly iconography and quotes? It’s a virile boxed book collection for the [...]

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The First Key to Mastery: Finding Your Life’s Task

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Robert Greene’s book Mastery. Last time he talked about the importance of the Apprenticeship Phase in gaining mastery over a skill or knowledge domain. Equally important is the need for an unbridled passion that will fuel you through the drudgery of your Apprenticeship. To gain that passion, the skill you seek to [...]

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So You Want My Job: Novelist (+ Book Giveaway)

by Brett & Kate McKay

Once again we return to our So You Want My Job series, in which we interview men who are employed in desirable jobs and ask them about the reality of their work and for advice on how men can live their dream. A lot of men dream of being a writer. Many have even written up a [...]

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How to Communicate Your Needs in a Relationship

by Brett & Kate McKay

As we’ve discussed before, many men these days have trouble being assertive. One of the things these “Nice Guys” struggle with is communicating their needs to others. Because they shy away from conflict, and don’t want to trouble or inconvenience others, they constantly let other people’s needs supersede their own, and they find it difficult [...]

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The Sometimes, Always, Never 3-Button Rule

by Brett & Kate McKay

A few years ago, we published a guest post on suit buttons, and one of the best things I got out of it was a handy way to remember the right way to button a three-button suit jacket, which was shared by the first commenter. It’s called the “sometimes, always, never” button rule. Starting with [...]

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Are You a Sheep or Sheepdog? Part I

by Brett & Kate McKay

Last December, 58-year-old Ki Suk Han was pushed onto the subway tracks in New York City. Even though 60-90 seconds passed before an oncoming train hit the man, a group of up to eighteen bystanders simply stood on the platform and looked on as the train approached and ran him over. One, a freelance photographer [...]

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Come to AoM Book Signing in Seal Beach, CA: May 11th

by Brett

This week we’re taking one of our periodic breaks from publishing to recharge our craniums. Kate and I will be camping for a few days. And then Friday I’m off to Los Angeles. I’m a bit of a recluse and not much for traveling and leaving my family and have only done a couple of [...]

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Manvotional: The Coming Man of the World

by Brett & Kate McKay

The Coming Man of the World By: Ella Wheeler Wilcox c. 1891 Oh, not for the great departed Who formed our country’s laws, And not for the bravest-hearted Who died in freedom’s cause; And not for some living hero, To whom all bend the knee, My muse shall raise her song of praise, But for [...]

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The Importance of Roughhousing With Your Kids [VIDEO]

by Brett

About a year ago, I wrote a post on why you should roughhouse with your kid. I thought it would make for a good video, so here it is. Watch and learn the six ways roughhousing makes your kids awesome as well as Gus McKay’s favorite roughhousing moves. (If you’re an email subscriber, watch the [...]

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The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: May 3, 2013

by Brett & Kate McKay

The winner of last week’s giveaway was: Ryan Stowe from Omaha, Nebraska. He went with the subscription to Overland Journal. Great choice, and hopefully it inspires some great adventures. My Picks This Week This week I’m grooving on the shirts from Tankfarm Clothing. Tankfarm are the guys who make our AoM t-shirts, actually. And I’ll be out [...]

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How to Survive a Tornado

by Brett & Kate McKay

The flowers are growing, the birds are singing, and the storm clouds are gathering. Yes, it’s tornado season once again. We had several thunderstorms here in Tulsa last month, and the tornado siren has already gone off three times (all of them in a single night), so preparing for a twister to come barreling through [...]

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Art of Manliness Podcast #45: Mating Intelligence with Drs. Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman

by Brett

Welcome back to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast! In today’s episode we discuss mating intelligence with the authors of a new book on the subject. Drs. Glen Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman are pyschologists and the authors of the book Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and [...]

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America’s First Popular Men’s Magazine: The National Police Gazette

by Brett & Kate McKay

Several years ago I was wandering the stacks at the University of Tulsa library when I happened to chance upon an old, pink book with the words “Police Gazette” gilded on the spine in fancy script. I don’t know why, but I took it off the shelf and started to thumb through it. Inside I [...]

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #22: The All-American Dagwood

by Brett

Welcome to Day #22 of the AoM sandwich project. Last month we asked readers for their best sandwich recommendations. Out of 483 submissions, we picked 20 to highlight here on the site each weekday during the month of April. At the end, we’ll publish all the entries into an epic man-sandwich cookbook. Enjoy. Today’s Sandwich: The All-American Dagwood [...]

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Good News! Your Life Isn’t Limitless!

by Brett & Kate McKay

“You can do anything you put your mind to!” “The sky’s the limit!” “You’re the best!” “Follow your dreams!” Did you hear these kinds of things growing up? Your parents sure meant well. They really felt like you were the most special creature to arrive on planet earth – a beautiful boy full of limitless [...]

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AoM Month of Sandwiches Day #21: Tuna Bacon Cheddar

by Jeremy Anderberg

Welcome to Day #21 of the AoM sandwich project. Last month we asked readers for their best sandwich recommendations. Out of 483 submissions, we picked 20 to highlight here on the site each weekday during the month of April. At the end, we’ll publish all the entries into an epic man-sandwich cookbook. Enjoy. Today’s Sandwich: Tuna Bacon Cheddar [...]

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How to Shave Like Your Grandpa: An Instructional Film [VIDEO]

by Brett

Our very first and one of our most popular posts on AoM is “How to Shave Like Your Grandpa.” We figured it was about time we did a video on classic safety razor shaving, in the style of vintage instructional films. Enjoy! Email subscribers, click here to watch the video.

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The Weekly Huckberry Giveaway: April 26, 2013

by Brett & Kate McKay

The winner of last week’s giveaway was: Kyle O. from I’m not sure where as he’s not responded to my email yet. Kyle won that handsome travel blazer that was a popular pick. My Picks This Week This week I’m digging the American-made bags from Palmer Trading Company, which include a very handsome duffle, weekender, [...]

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