Masculinity

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

• By Ian Hurley
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New data suggests the future of America is one of inclusivity. That doesn't mean we won't encounter speed bumps getting there.

• By Jared Keller

The limited understanding of masculinity that defines the past and present of American politics.

• By Jane Greenway Carr

Beware of his boasting—if it's accurate, we may all be in trouble.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds vegans are viewed as less masculine than meat-eaters.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research suggests men are perceived to be more innovative than women.

• By Tom Jacobs

Researchers report men who feel stress over their perceived failure to live up to gender norms are at heightened risk of committing violent acts.

• By Tom Jacobs

Mass shootings in the United States are on the rise. And men are almost always to blame.

• By Tristan Bridges & Tara Leigh Tober

Potential voters perceive men with facial hair to be more masculine—and that's not a good thing.

• By Lisa Wade

A study of young married Americans finds people who are economically dependent on their spouse are more likely to have an affair.

• By Tom Jacobs

Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them?

• By Lisa Wade

Alpha male fights are about figuring out which male is alpha, while preserving the idea that the alpha male is a thing that matters.

• By Lisa Wade

Hybrid configurations of masculinity enable young, straight, white men to distance themselves from what they might perceive as something akin to the stigma of privilege.

• By D'Lane Compton & Tristan Bridges

Another example of an advertisement that plays off of tired stereotypes.

• By Lisa Wade

Wrestling with masculinity in a boxing gym.

• By Thomas Page McBee

How organizations are working to recruit men into a female-dominated field.

• By Marci Cottingham

For some, the sense that they are not sufficiently masculine leads to stress, and ultimately to striking out at the women closest to them.

• By Tom Jacobs

The misogynist portrait of modern American masculinity may be a historical accident. Here’s how to fix it.

• By Jared Keller

We're only recognizing women who have excelled at what are generally thought to be “masculine” pursuits.

• By Laurel Westbrook

They're one factor mentioned by surgeons who have seen interest in the expensive procedure skyrocket.

• By Lisa Wade

Do men pretend like they're not into Valentine's Day—or any other love-related things—because of the way society pressures them to avoid "girly" things in our culture?

• By Lisa Wade

Imagine if Katniss Everdeen didn't have to choose between Peeta and Gale.

• By Mimi Schippers

In reporting abuse from teammate Richie Incognito, did the Miami Dolphins offensive lineman break an unspoken code among men?

• By Cliff Leak

Are all voices treated equally?

• By Nathan Palmer