Bromance

Why Men Need Other Men

Ken Solin | Posted 05.22.2012

Ken Solin

When I was a boy, my heroes were the strong, silent types portrayed in the movies. It took me a while to figure out what acting like a man really means.

Blake Shelton On 'Sexy' Adam Levine: 'I Want To Kiss Him So Bad'

Posted 03.12.2012

Blake Shelton may have taken heat last year for a series of comments some deemed homophobic, but the country music star has no problem confessing to h...

George Clooney 'Doesn't Give A Sh*t' If People Think He's Gay

Posted 02.29.2012

He's long been the subject of rampant tabloid speculation over his sexuality, but George Clooney says he doesn't mind. In a new interview with The...

Movie Review: This Means War

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.16.2012

Marshall Fine

In some ways, War is the bromance version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which could have been by McG but, instead, was by Doug Liman, who is like McG with a functioning brain.

Michael Buble's Man-Crush

Posted 12.15.2011

Michael Buble guest-hosted "Live! With Kelly" (weekdays, syndicated on ABC) on the perfect day. The newly-married crooner and his wife, Argentinean ac...

Bromance App Is Grindr For Straight Men

Posted 11.28.2011

From Grindr to Scruff, gay men have plenty of mobile apps they can use to meet each other while on the go. But how are straight guys supposed to find ...

Fag Up!

Mark Simpson | Posted 12.12.2011

Mark Simpson

Here's a red-blooded idea. Whenever you hear "man" or "he" or "guy" or "bro" strapped onto the front of some word in a desperate attempt to try and butch it up and banish the inner sissy, just replace it with "fag."

The Joys Of Bromance

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 08.18.2011

Dr. Jim Taylor

Being labeled a bromance actually prevents men from having these relationships because the very name feeds so many men's (and our culture's) homophobia.

Romantic Comedies Are Dying Because Romance Is Dead

Emily Bracken | Posted 05.25.2011

Emily Bracken

These days, bravado in men on screen plays chauvinistic and strength boorish, where for women, good sense is written as shrewish and vulnerability weak.

WATCH: Kevin Smith, Adam Carolla & Jason Mewes Talk Threesomes (NSFW)

Posted 05.25.2011

Podcast worlds have been colliding all week with Adam Carolla making appearances both on Marc Maron's WTF podcast and Kevin Smith's Smodcast. Carol...

'Frenemies' And 'Bromances': Who Gendered Friendship?

Nicole Rodgers | Posted 11.17.2011

Nicole Rodgers

Consumers of pop culture will find it hard to argue that there's not a strong undercurrent of formulaic and unflattering portrayals of women's relationships with other women.

WATCH: Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 05.25.2011

We've been following the work of BriTANick, the sketch/video duo of Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher ever since we saw several of their super short vid...

Men of A Certain Age: The Real Bromance Behind The Scenes

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

The groundbreaking TNT comedy-drama, Men of A Certain Age, returns for a second season on Monday, December 6 at 10AM (9PM central). Starring Ray Ro...

Official New Dictionary Words

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but non...

Fifty First (J)Dates: A High Holy Days Bromance

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

Meredith Fineman

Yes, I wrote about how to get some shmearing done during the High Holy days. However, one category I didn't delve into was bromances. For those three...

Yes, Virginia, You Can Be Too Cynical About Politics

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan J. Demas

I apparently work in the wrong field, because romance and politics rarely go hand in hand (unless you discover your Argentinean soulmate on the Appalachian Trail) and it probably won't end well, anyway.

A Fine Bromance

Kate Clinton | Posted 05.25.2011

Kate Clinton

Maybe I should just try to "get ueber it" but I am not comfortable with the masochistic Jack Ass meets Candid Camera, you've been punk'd genre that is post-race, post-gay and post-p.c.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

Interview with Lynn Shelton, Director of Humpday

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Melissa Silverstein

Shelton takes on some of the biggest taboo issues in a way that really makes you think.

Hangover Star Talks Openly About His "Tiny Penis"

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Disgrasian

One thing that left me feeling queasy after the movie was Ken Jeong's character, Mr. Chow. I hated the generic Engrish accent. And the character's queeny affectation left me cold, coming across more prissy than funny.

Bro-Hood and its Discontents -- The Hangover

Will Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Will Menaker

What is the state of the American bro? Hollywood's been preoccupied with this question as of late and The Hangover is the latest response from director of bro-hood cult classics, Todd Phillips.

Paul Rudd Literally Charms Pants Off Delighted Fan

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 05.25.2011

The Hollywood Ham

"Those pants were on tight," recalled Thomas. "But one 'wink and the gun' from Rudd and they were gone."

True Bromance?

Karen Bookatz | Posted 05.25.2011

Karen Bookatz

Let's pray for the BroCo's quick and painless death, shall we, and champion films that actually (and whole-heartedly) tackle the nuances of what it really means to be in a same-sex relationship.

Brody Jenner Gets Reality Show "Bromance" On MTV

Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo | Posted 05.25.2011

"The Hills" co-star Brody Jenner is getting his own MTV series. The network has committed to six episodes of "Bromance," which has been the subject o...

Bromance Comes Out Of The Closet

Details.com | Simon Dumenico | Posted 11.17.2011

Homosexuality, of course, used to be known as the love that dare not speak its name--until, thanks to the gayification of pop culture, it became the l...