A site for Gen-X men, by Gen-X men, about the stuff in life that really matters.

June 21, 2023 Issue

Tom Cruise sprinting
Health & Fitness
The Secret to Sprinting Like Tom Cruise
How does the Mission Impossible star run like he’s 30?
By Michael Easter
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
Woman at bar with drinks, smiling
Sex & Relationships
Is It Ever OK to Flirt With Your Wife’s Friends?
Emily Flake answers your burning questions about love, sex and Ted Lasso mustaches
By Emily Flake
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
Father teaching daughter how to drive stick shift
Family & Fatherhood
All Hail the Mighty Stick Shift
Automatic is easier, but that doesn’t make it better
By Paul Greenberg
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
Books on nautical tablecloth
Money & Career
Read Like a Man: 10 Essential Summer Books
From crime thrillers to gritty rock memoirs, here’s your Gen X non-required reading
By Tod Goldberg
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
Author and son eating a beef sandwich
Eating & Drinking
How to Be a Better Dad by Eating More Italian Beef
Long before ‘The Bear,’ I found my dad mojo in au jus and sliced roast beef
By Kelly Leonard
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read
The rock band The Cure
Inside Dope
Middle-Aged Goth Boys Don’t Cry
We don’t have the goofy haircuts anymore, but bands like Depeche Mode still speak to us
By Rob Tannenbaum
, June 12, 2023
3 Min Read