An ethnomusicologist traces the origins of the practice, from early 20th century ‘air conductors’ to Joe Cocker’s air riffing at Woodstock to the rise of international competitions.
The boxing gym can be a place for young people to escape street life – but it’s also the home of a violent sport.
Leonardo da Vinci, Study of Two Warriors Heads for the Battle of Anghiari, c. 1504-5. Black chalk or charcoal, some traces of red chalk on paper. Google Art Project.
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Research suggests that men who are exposed to cultural images of traditional masculinity have a greater vulnerability to sexual dysfunction than those who aren’t.
The Sharks’ Ben Barba (centre) was sacked by his club after allegations he assaulted his partner.
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NRL’s culture was once one of hyper-masculinity, but it has failed to change wth societal mores – it now finds itself out of step and in need of reform.
1899 lithograph of white minstrel performer Carroll Johnson depicted in blackface, right.
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The public was shocked by the blackface image on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook page. But if blackface is now taboo, there was a time when it played a big role in American culture.
Ideas of masculinity have changed yet toxicity stays the same.
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After the #me-too inspired Gillette ad, a male therapist says this year’s Super Bowl ads were disappointingly mild. But let’s not let that stop us from challenging each other.
There are many genes involved in shaping not just our biological sex, but also our gender identity.
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It’s not about trauma or how you were raised: evidence now points to a biological basis for transgender, and to the action of particular genes in that determination.
Gillette’s ‘The best a man can be’ advertisement has dared to be different in how it speaks to its male audience.
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Gillette isn’t the only male-centric brand to have recently challenged masculine stereotypes. But advertising research can help us understand why it’s been getting the most flack.
Why has professional sport become the lens through which so many young men in the Global South are redefining their future?
New research indicates women are much happier when they work with other women, as opposed to men. Here a scene from the set of ‘Ocean’s Eight’ with Cate Blanchett and Rihanna looking happy working together.
Many young men still believe in traditional ideals of manhood, including fighting back when pushed, never saying no to sex and maintaining dominance over women.
Activists protest in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. A Supreme Court with a new conservative majority takes the bench as Brett Kavanaugh, narrowly confirmed after a bitter Senate battle, joins his new colleagues to hear his first arguments as a justice.
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A masculinities scholar weighs-in on the the reverberations of the recent Supreme Court hearings and what he calls a disturbing message of “boys will be boys.” Men need to stop validating this lesson.