It’s been a rough week personally, but I always get a kick out of reading the stuff fluttering around the Web. This week was no exception:
- I Don’t Know Where to Start: Tight Squeeze: Making Room For a New Men’s Fashion tries to help the men’s-skinny-jeans movement get that momentum it’s been lacking for the past 3-4 years. The girls in the accompanying video feature say it all: “Skinny jeans for men??” But fear not, for skinny jeans with baggy asses are apparently on the way. (Bonus question: does everyone in Williamsburg, Brooklyn wear ’80s semi-obscure band t-shirts?) [The Wall Street Journal]
This is an actual person. They walked out of the house like this.
- Most Misleading Title: The Death of Macho isn’t about the Village People at all. Instead it suggests that lack of construction jobs means that men are suffering more in the downturn, and the author apparently just discovered that many American households have dual incomes (gee, how do ya think the housing bubble got started?). [Foreign Policy]
- Why I Don’t Take Surveys: Surprise Hits: The ‘Axe effect’ promises to attract women — and sales dollars tells us that marketers have apparently identified a “metrosexual” consumer, and that this consumer apparently can no longer afford Zirh. [DailyFinance.com]
- Duty Now For The Future: As America Ages, More Men Suffering Osteoporosis is yet another advertisement for getting your ass to the gym, where weight training will help you maintain bone density. [WJLA.com]
- See Above: Is Bicycling Bad for Your Bones? reveals that although it may be fun and sometimes good cardio, cycling is not weight training. And you can’t even pick up chicks doing it. [The New York Times]
- Just Nodding: Kettlebell Essentials includes a couple of the duff kind of exercises I expect from the men’s monthlies, but kettlebell swings are awesome with a heavy enough bell. [Men's Journal]
- Get Out the Tape Measure and Credit Card: Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business offers a site where you can order custom shirts in the privacy of your own home, because none of us want to hear a tailor shout, “ahem, waist 42, arms 25.” [ZDNet]
- Dating World Round-Up: in 32% of singles ‘prefer prudent men’, we find that most British girls still won’t give you a second date if you whip out your coupon on the first, while in Dating scene disaster is all our own fault, the recommended solution is for Sydney’s women to read more Austen, after which I assume the men will suddenly stop liking Aussie Rules football. [Google News | Sydney Morning Herald]
- Count-Your-Blessings Moment of the Week: Living with a significant other can make you fat. [The LA Times]
- And Finally: 5 Common Mistakes Men Make in The Gym, just because the illustration makes me laugh (I’m not exactly sure what exercise he thinks he’s doing, or why there’s a doctor’s exam table in the gym). [About Everything Healthy]
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