Boys

Mr. President: How About "Good Men" Day?

Tom Matlack | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics


Tom Matlack

I realize Afghanistan is important. I'm all for doing something about global warming. The health care system is broken. But frankly I am more conce...

Masculinity In Boys Affected By Plastic Softeners

Los Angeles Times | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Boys born to mothers who have above-normal levels of the controversial chemicals known as phthalates in their urine are less likely to exhibit masculi...

Chemicals In Everyday Products Turning Boys Into Girls?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Christopher Gavigan

A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products.

My Wrestle With The Reluctant Reader

The Huffington Post | Dean Pitchford | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books


For over twenty-five years I have worked at creating the most compressed form of popular art -- the three-minute pop song. Recording artists, publish...

"A Hell of a Brainy Plan": Remembering the Black Sox

Michael Kaplan | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Kaplan

There was immediately a funny feeling about the 1919 World Series. As the post-Series rumors hardened into genuine evidence, several contrite players came forward to confess.

Judge To Decide If 9-Year-Old Liberian Refugee Will Stand Trial In Arizona Rape

AP | By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.28.2009 | Home


PHOENIX (AP)-- A 9-year-old boy charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old Liberian girl sobbed in court Monday as his teacher testified that he rarely...

Let Them Eat Ice Cream, and Puke

Patrick Boyle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living


Patrick Boyle

My sophisticated rationale is not shared by his mother when she hears about her son up-chucking in a far-away high school locker room toilet.

What About The Boys? Male Issues Ignored in U.S. Culture

LiveScience | Rachael Rettner | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Growing up is tough. But for boys, it may be even tougher. While both boys and girls face issues -- in school and out -- the problems affecting boys ...

"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living


Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

No Child Left Behind = All Boys Left Behind

Kari Henley | Posted 07.15.2009 | Living


Kari Henley

Let's play a little game of make believe shall we? Let's play "house" - and pretend to be a typical American family about five years from now- say in ...

Why Nursery School Might Be Bad For Young Boys

Times Online | Sue Palmer | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


To provide the best start in life for a boy, his parents have to provide the personal care he needs in a way that fits with a 21st-century lifestyle. ...

The Baby and the Bathwater

Meredith Lopez | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I started giving him a bath every other day, because he has copious neck folds that are taking over his body and no amount of "a quick clean with a washcloth" does the trick.

Guys and Dolls

Stephanie Fairyington | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Stephanie Fairyington

The success of web-based interactive dolls like Webkinz indicates that boys respond to toys that tap into their fatherly instincts; for the month of October alone, boys made up 36% of the site's visitors.

So Many Boys, So Little Chance

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.19.2008 | Chicago


Leslie Goldman

I don't know what you all were doing last Saturday at 3pm, but me? I was surrounded by hundreds of half-naked men wearing teeny little bikini briefs, ...