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(Newser) - Porn might be the best way for older men to boost their testosterone levels, but don’t tell that to a drug company that peddles a cure for “low T,” Newsweek reports. Solvay Pharmaceuticals makes a “testosterone foam” that claims to combat such maladies as “lost... More »

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steroids • men • drug companies • pornography • testosterone • aging • prescription drugs • middle age • AndroGel

This Mother's Day, She's
Likely at Work

Women take on role
of breadwinner as
4 of 5 lost jobs hit men

May 10, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - She's chef, cheerleader, and Florence Nightengale to scraped knees, but with the economy stinking like a previously enjoyed diaper, Mom is more and more often also a family's breadwinner, reports NPR. As male-dominated industries hemorrhage jobs, 14% of working moms are taking second jobs, a survey suggests. The recession has... More »

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layoffs • men • women's rights • recession • working mothers • job market • job • equal pay

Heart Pills Curb
Risk of Prostate
Cancer: Study

Statins also help
urinary tract, erections,
early findings show

Apr 27, 09 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Men taking cholesterol drugs to avert heart attacks may also be protecting themselves against prostate cancer and impotency, Bloomberg reports. A 15-year study by the Mayo Clinic tracked 2,440 white Minnesotans and found that those who took statins lowered their cancer risk threefold. The findings are challenged by another... More »

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prostate cancer • men • Mayo Clinic • medical study • erection • cholesterol-lowering statins

 Laid-Off Execs 
 Try Fatherhood 

Mr. Moms confess new gig hurts the ego

Apr 23, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jobless Mr. Moms are becoming more prevalent at school pickup time and PTA meetings in Pelham Manor, a posh New York suburb where hedge-fund managers and execs raise families. Their blunt decisiveness is a remnant of once-successful careers, and while PTA moms welcome their help, they worry for them, too.... More »

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parenting • men • New York • unemployment • father • corporate jobs • Mr. Mom

(Newser) - There are certain things men cannot do without, that if lost “we would briefly mourn and immediately replace.” Esquire offers up 31 male necessities.
  • Cast-iron skillet: "it will last longer than you."
  • Waiter's corkscrew: corkscrews should not "require instruction manuals."
... More »

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men • list • male • clothing • Esquire • tools • cash • things • necessities

(Newser) - If men had time to catch their collective breath after racing around town to find the right Valentine’s Day gift they would realize they’re getting the short end of Cupid’s arrow, Chuck Cohen rants in the Christian Science Monitor. “The truth is there are more guy-giving... More »

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women • men • Super Bowl • holiday • Valentine's Day

opinion

 Sorry, Chick Flicks:
 We're Just Not That Into You 

Genre too often relies on 'clichés, hateful caricatures' of womanhood

Feb 5, 09 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Where have all the Carrie Bradshaws and Bridget Joneses gone? The women of flicks like Bride Wars and Confessions of a Shopaholic are pale imitations of those relatively feisty heroines, “variously neurotic, idiotic, label-obsessed, weight-obsessed, man-obsessed or wedding-obsessed, and often all at the same time,” Kevin Maher complains... More »

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Hollywood • feminism • women • men • Sex and the City • Carrie Bradshaw • chick flicks • Bridget Jones' Diary • He's Just Not That Into You

 Guys, PMS Alerts 
 Just a Click Away 

Web site tracks 100K women's menstrual cycles

Jan 29, 09 10:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Some 100,000 men bewildered and berated by wives and girlfriends with pre-menstrual syndrome have visited PMSbuddy.com, which sends out reminders when partners may be touchy, Australia’s News Network reports. Messages like “She’s on yellow—tread carefully, fella” keep men up to date on the cycles... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • women • men • romance • relationship • PMS • PMSbuddy.com

Need an Orgasm?
Bag a Rich Man

Size (of wallet) matters, suggesting women are inherent gold-diggers

Jan 18, 09 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - A man's wallet can carry a woman to the peak of ecstasy, a new study says. Based on surveys of 5,000 people across China, British researchers have found that “women’s orgasm frequency increases with the income of their partner,” said one author of the study. He... More »

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evolution • wealth • women • men • sex

 Brits Turn to Sex 
 for Cheap Thrills 

Hard times encourage people to find inexpensive activities, poll finds

Dec 1, 08 3:41 AM CST
(Newser) - For those who can't afford to shop during the holidays, the British offer a suggestion: have sex instead. Love-making topped a list of increasingly popular cost-free activities, followed by window shopping and gossiping—which beat out sex among women—in a survey of 2,000 Brits. The findings coincide with... More »

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women • men • Scotland • England • sex • money • British • weakening economy • economy

 Lad Mags Hurt 
 Mens' Body Image 

But it's pics of women, not men, that get guys down

Nov 8, 08 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Turns out, guys also get self-conscious when looking at images of sexy women. While studies have shown that women's self-esteem takes a dive when they look at models in Cosmopolitan and such mags, the same holds true for men who browse Maxim and the like, LiveScience reports. The problem for... More »

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women • men • research • body image • men's magazines

 Life Giving You Lemons? Buy a White Shirt

Old standby conveys perfect message to future employers

Oct 25, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seeing red in the markets and less green in their wallets, many newly unemployed businessmen are opting for white in their wardrobe, the Telegraph reports. Sales of white shirts are rising at London clothiers as consumers opt for a fresh start amidst economic turmoil. “A plain white shirt sends... More »

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fashion • London • men • clothing • Gordon Gekko • shirt

 Joe Six-Packs Drink to Palin 

VP candidate's rallies are dude-dominated

Oct 19, 08 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may have been picked in part to appeal to women, but her rallies are dominated by enthusiastic dudes, the New York Times reports. The vocal guys in the Joe Six-Pack crowd—bikers, high schoolers, bearded veterans—admire her for being “real” and “like us,” they... More »

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men • campaign rally • Sarah Palin • Joe Sixpack

New Gizmos Wage War on Sperm Flow

Devices zap testes, block sperm—one by remote control

Sep 20, 08 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoms may be reliable, but they’re so last century, prompting scientists to develop a new arsenal of high-tech male contraceptives, the London Times reports. One device, the tiny “fertility control micro-valve,” is injected into a duct to let men control sperm flow using a remote-controlled key fob,... More »

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contraception • fertility • sperm • men • birth control • vasectomy

OPINION

Is Pornography Adultery? Time to Sharpen the Debate

Smut may be losing its stigma, but at what price to marriage and our own decency?

Sep 14, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Does looking at pornography constitute cheating? If so, a lot of men are in trouble in today's age of instant access. Ross Douthat explores the issue in the Atlantic and finds the extremes of the argument unhelpful. No, digital smut won't bring about the end of civilization, but don't be... More »

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Internet • prostitution • women • men • marriage • pornography • infidelity • adultery

glossies

 'Kidult' Culture Hides
 Isolation, Misery


Aug 31, 08 7:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today’s twentysomething men are a bunch of “kidults” and “thresholders,” writes Tony Dokoupil in Newsweek, content to stretch the transition from adolescence to adulthood into a decade of dude-centric activities like drinking, skirt-chasing, and mastering fire (“I’ll grill that potato salad,” one buddy... More »

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men • Entourage • demographics • Judd Apatow • adolescents • adulthood

glossies

 Relax, Girls—Men
 Are Shopaholics, Too

Fellas reward a hard day's work with new gear

Aug 12, 08 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men are giving women a run for their credit cards when it comes to shopping addiction, Details reports. One study found that men in their 20s and 30s "shop more like women" by visiting a variety of stores, and anecdotal evidence portrays today's male as increasingly prone to the... More »

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shopping • men • study • lifestyle • compulsive buying • trend

Fewer Men
Are Going
to Church

Religious groups
recruit with 'guy decor' and 'beast feasts'

Jul 24, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of men attending church services is plummeting, and now females outnumber males at places of worship in every major Christian denomination, reports USA Today. Religious groups across the US are launching campaigns to get men praying, trying everything from guy decor to "beast feasts," where male... More »

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men • religion • church

 75 Things Every
 Man Should Do
 Before He Dies 

Esquire presents a real man's guide to life before death

Jul 24, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - On Esquire's 75th anniversary, the quintessential men's mag recommends 75 things every man should do before he dies. A smattering:
  1. Eat wild game you killed, dressed, and cooked yourself.
  2. Acknowledge the accomplishments of others
  3. Make an omelet
  4. Fast for three days, consuming only water
  5. Play a game of
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men • list • death • Esquire

OPINION

'Dudes Next Door' Spread Cool Via Email

Thrillist, 300K readers and growing, offers daily tips for guys

Jun 19, 08 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Binoculars that can be discreetly filled with alcohol and a giant burger that requires the use of five napkins exemplify the "dude next door" cool that Thrillist.com promises with its daily emails, Meredith Goldstein writes in the Boston Globe. The 3-year-old site has 300,000 subscribers, say its... More »

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Internet • email • men • website • thrilllist.com • Daily Candy

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