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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: A24. A Nation of Strange, Idle Men
Jon Ronson’s The Castle argues that men are giving up on society because they have nothing better to do.
Superstock / Bridgeman Images A Great Novel Becomes a Bad Show
Don’t watch The Shards. Go read the book instead.
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The debate over immigration enforcement has crept into a brash and crass entertainment, which is less immune to reality than you’d think.
Erica Lauren A Novel That Helps Explain the Manosphere
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Sources: Camerique / Getty; Heritage Images / Getty. Bobby Hill’s Very Millennial Sorta-Adulthood
The sensitive tween of King of the Hill has now grown up—and captures the anxieties of a generation.
Photo-Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Hulu / Everett Collection. Hulk Hogan Stayed In Character to the End
The pro wrestler sold himself as a conquering American hero. The truth was far more complicated.
WWE / Getty The Real Reason Men Should Read Fiction
Literature is often pushed on allegedly reluctant men as a machine for empathy. I read it for a different reason.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: FPG / Archive Photos / Getty. What’s So Shocking About a Man Who Loves His Wife?
The term wife guy is now a pejorative. It shouldn’t be.
Illustration by Leon Edler Can the Right Drugs Fix Your Life?
A writer overwhelmed by a world gone mad takes a headlong dive into drugs and dancing. Results are mixed.
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