Closing Down Marlboro Country
For ages, the mysterious chiseled chin man riding around Marlboro country and smoking his brains out has been a fervent standard for the rugged and manly. The Marlboro cowboy like many other celebrity figures associated with tobacco have help perpetuate and inherit the terrible vice of smoking. Movies show more men smoking or holding a pack of cigarettes than women in similar positions. Besides movies, television and advertisement (including product positioning in movies) have long allowed to relate strong desirable men with smoking and cigarettes. Read more
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Dandruff: Skin Gone Wrong
While, as men, we can all appreciate a nice flash of flesh in the buff, there is a side to skin we are not so fond of and are likely to get rid of ASAP. I am talking about dandruff. If you ever had it, you dread it. If you haven’t, not only do you secretly ridicule those who do but you are also scared s$%less about getting it. Even when dandruff is not as serious as an STD, you would think it causes worse symptoms due to the way people react to Snow Whites in society. Sorry, that was mean. Read more
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Men And Babies
More often than not, the whole “having a baby” idea seems a further from reality as we grow older. While getting married stays out of our systems for a longer period, there is something primal about spawning our very own resemblance. Specially having a boy seems a thought greatly present in lots of men – even the younger generations. However, there is a long stretch between thought and action, most would agree. As life gets complicated and full of responsibilities, the baby fantasy becomes more and more distant. Sleepless nights and expensive educations, heightened consumerism and social stress are all up-front determiners that take men away from fatherhood – not to mention keeping a stable enough relationship with a “good woman” is a challenge too. Read more
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Relaxing Hobbies For Men
Behind our cool and untroubled selves, we are still human. Men take on tons of stress year after year, be it at work, home or even in bed with all of these generic Viagra issues. No matter how laid back our personalities are, stress will affect us whether we want it or not. The key, of course, if finding ways to release stress. Though hobbies is not my favorite word for manly things to do, it is the word often used to define those relaxation activities we indulge in scarcely and enjoy mostly. Here are three relaxing new hobbies and activities for men that will create mental recreation spaces and consequential mental health and stress reduction. Read more
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Dancing 101 For Men
Men have been pumping up their muscles at neighborhood and home gyms for quite some time now. Fit torsos and bulky arms pretty much rule social scenes and the more in shape a guy is, the more attention he is likely to get. Even with super strong bodies, men have gradually left aside one of the greatest forms of seduction, not to mention one heck of a workout: dancing. Men who are good dancers are often praised by other men and lusted after women. A man who can dance his way around a ballroom or dance floor is not only in full command of himself, but he is also perceived as having huge personality and a certain golden-age allure only Frank Sinatra types seem to be able to pull off. Read more
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