Eliminate Mosquitoes with the Power of the Mosquito Bucket
Now that warmer weather has arrived, mosquitos are beginning to show up as well. I’ve done battle against these…
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Odds & Ends: May 22, 2026
Dad Books Are a Dying Breed. The WSJ had a piece this week on how serious nonfiction sales are tanking. We’re…
4 Ways to Put the Memorial Back in Memorial Day
Memorial Day is coming up. For most folks that means a day off, grilling in the backyard, and getting 30% off at…
Read Lonesome Dove With Me This Summer
Last year, we launched our Substack newsletter, Dying Breed. Thanks to everyone who’s already joined us there.If…
Podcast #1,118: Inside With the Old Breed — A Conversation With Eugene Sledge’s…
With the Old Breed is widely considered one of the greatest war memoirs ever written. Penned by Eugene Sledge, a…
10 Jobs to Get Your House Ready for Summer
While winterizing your home is generally about shutting things down and protecting your home, summer-izing…
How to Pack a Bag Using the Ranger Roll
When you join the military, you’re going to learn some new life skills. How to make a bed. How to shine your…
Odds & Ends: May 15, 2026
Hondo by Louis L’Amour. We’re fans of Louis L’Amour round these parts. Guy was prolific. Hondo is my favorite…
Podcast #1,117: How Constraints Help You Focus, Create, and Finish
Back in 2019, David Epstein joined me to talk about his book Range and why generalists often thrive in a…
The Male Urge to Own a Globe
Several weeks ago, I was seized by an inexplicable urge to buy a globe for my home office. Don’t know where it…
Be Your Own Butler | The Art of Manliness
Discipline is essential to every success in life. It establishes the stable, well-ordered ground that allows an…
Stuck on a Graduation Gift? Give an Art of Manliness Book
It’s graduation season, which means you may be looking for a good gift for a young man heading into a new stage…
Odds & Ends: May 8, 2026
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster. Kate recently wrote a great piece on Dying Breed, pulling out seven insights…
Mix Up Your Workout With Myo-Reps
I haven’t touched a barbell much since January. I’ve been in a leaning out/hypertrophy/mobility-focused season…
Podcast #1,116: Why Screen Time Leaves You Exhausted — And How to Reverse Its…
in: Health, Health & Fitness Brett & Kate McKay • May 5, 2026 You hear a lot today about…
The Subscription Audit: How a Forgotten $9.99 Charge Could Make You $50,000
How many streaming services are you paying for right now? If you had to write the number down from memory, could…
The Philosophy Textbook Every Man Should Own
If you’ve been following AoM long enough, you know I like philosophy. I’ve written about philosophy on the site…
How to Use an Elevator Like a Gentleman
There are few places in modern life where we’re forced into such close quarters with strangers as the humble…
Podcast #1,115: A Map for Finding Direction and Purpose in Life (Again and Again)
While we often think of life as linear, my guest’s own life, along with a decade of research, has taught him…
90s Dad Novels: 10 That Still Rip
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, if my dad wasn’t watching In the Heat of the Night on our wood-paneled…