Remember the chunky sneaker craze of 2018? You couldn’t go anywhere without spotting a pair of Nike Air Force 1s or, dare I say, Fila Disruptor IIs. Thankfully, fashion has taken a turn, and now it’s all about sleek, low-profile sneakers—shoes that feel effortlessly cool without the bulk. Now, I’m not saying to toss your […]
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Loneliness Crisis for Men In recent years, America has been facing a loneliness crisis, and men are at the center of it. More men are reporting feelings of isolation, disconnection, and a lack of close friendships. In short, these men are depressed. As a men’s therapist in Chicago, I see this pattern in my practice […]
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Calisthenics may sound like a complicated fitness trend, but it’s one of the most accessible and effective ways to get stronger and fitter. You don’t need fancy gym memberships or complicated equipment. Instead, calisthenics relies on something we all have—our own body weight. It’s as simple as that. Whether you’ve seen people in the park […]
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When I think of an iconic leading man, I immediately picture his sweater. From Mark Darcy’s cringe-worthy reindeer knit in Bridget Jones’s Diary to Harry Burns’s effortlessly cozy cable-knit in When Harry Met Sally, a sweater can define a character. Maybe I watch too many rom-coms, but one thing’s for sure—a great sweater is essential. […]
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Each day millions of men suffer silently having not only disorders but fighting to be real men, fighters capable of withstanding external and internal forces. It is established that one in eight men throughout the world will suffer from depression and anxiety in their lifetime. Nevertheless, one in ten men is experiencing a mental illness […]
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Not to sound like a group of black-light-poster-and-bong enthusiasts, but have we ever really thought about the buttons on a button-down collar? Like, really thought about them? What about the top button on a sport coat that doesn’t seem like it’s meant to be buttoned? And not to blow our minds or anything, but why […]
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last week in New York, droves of watch nuts assembled on 57th Street to see what the folks at juggernaut luxury conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy have in store for 2025. Dubbed LVMH Watch Week, the proceedings were jam-packed with new releases from specialized watchmakers like Zenith and Hublot as well as offerings from renowned […]
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When it comes to getting dressed, we tend to rhapsodize about the virtues of “wardrobe essentials for men” as if everyone knows what we mean. On Maslow’s hierarchy of menswear needs, wardrobe essentials might encompass the perfect white tee, a killer pair of jeans, and the loafers you can wear with them. But in compiling this list, our […]
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For those of you just tuning in, this is the latest episode of Menswear Trends Live (2025), where the coats are big, the jeans are even bigger, and the shoes are—wait a second, folks. We interrupt this transmission to bring you breaking news from the footwear world: right now, the shoes are actually…tiny. Which is kind of a huge […]
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British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran took fans by surprise in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Sunday with an impromptu performance on the city’s Church Street. The international superstar likely never anticipated his busking to be cut short by local police, who literally pulled the plug on this microphone. Sheeran, currently on a tour of […]
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