The "Sunday Styles" section of The New York Times is often a useful barometer of the culture. On October 17, that section featured a front-page spread entitled, "From Boys to Men," and the article is a sign of something larger than mere fashion and a ...
A Jewish perspective on homosexuality... Talking to children about God... Defections from the Church of England begin... China bars Christians from a conference... From boys to men in advertising... And a milestone in motherhood passes ...
There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate at best, and many never develop adequate reading skills. They never know the pleasures of a book. ...
Newsweek Redefines Masculinity... The Courts take on Gay Rights... Women take over the Swiss Government... A Church apologizes for doing its Job... And a debate over Urinary Segregation ...
"We've arrived at another crossroads," declares Newsweek -- and this one represents a crisis for masculinity. As the magazine's current cover story asserts, "The prevailing codes of manhood have yet to adjust to the changing demands on men." With thi ...
Americans and the News... The World of Bricks and Clicks... The Pope Beatifies a Cardinal... A Call for Heathen Republicans... Yoga Strikes a Nerve... And Newsweek looks at Men ...
The New York Times Magazine addresses an important question in its August 22, 2010 cover story -- "What Is It About 20-Somethings?" With this cover story, the venerable newspaper gives cultural attention to a phenomenon some now call "failure to laun ...
Beauty, says philosopher Roger Scruton, "is never viewed with indifference." Those words come to mind in light of a major article in this week's Newsweek magazine that purports to document the fact that employers show a marked preference for attracti ...
Anne Eggebroten visited Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, and what she found there shocked her. As a matter of fact, she was so shocked that she wrote about that experience in the July 2010 edition of Sojourners magazine. Readers of h ...
Is our postmodern, postindustrial society simply better suited to women than to men? Hanna Rosin makes the case for this claim in the current issue of The Atlantic, and her article demands close attention. Men, she argues, are simply falling behind w ...
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