When Does Camera-Phobia Set In?
Every once in a while, a TV ad grabs me by the heartstrings and seems to open up a conversation that needs to be had. It’s rare, but this spot from Dove makes the mark.It simply juxtaposes natural...
View Article“I Killed a Man.” Drunk Driver Makes YouTube Confessional Video to do the...
Matt Cordle wants to take full responsibility for the horrific thing that he did. And he wants others to stop before they do the same.—-“I killed a man.”A 22 year old man getting drunk happens all the...
View Article100 Words on Love: What the Light Brings
–100 Words on Love, by Mark Radcliffe–I once had a loft in Brooklyn with wonderful, lightfilled windows. But I never liked the view. All I saw was a dilapidated, rundown building across the...
View ArticleDon’t ‘Fall’ In Love
Falling in love implies a helplessness. And if you fall forever, Mark Radcliffe says, you’ll hit the ground.——As a singer/ songwriter, I spend a lot of time thinking about romance.Hell, I spend a lot...
View Article17 Reasons I’m Still in Love With You
Just because a relationship is over doesn’t mean we stop loving that person. Mark Radcliffe explores the beauty and the pain of loss—-Believe me, I don’t want to be.It would be a lot easier if I...
View ArticleTrying to be a Better Man through Meditation
Mark Radcliffe explains how meditation improved his relationship with himself—-Every once in a while in life, you realize you’re stuck. You’re not evolving. You’re caught in a bad pattern. And you...
View Article16 Things Your Boyfriend Should be Telling You
–Mark Radcliffe reminds us of the importance of communicating love.—-Dear Ladies Who Are On The Fence About Whether Or Not to Dump The Guy Who’s Taking You For Granted: here’s what you should be...
View ArticleDid an Olympic Reporter Go Too Far?
Mark Radcliffe wonders if Christin Cooper couldn’t have gotten the interview with Bode Miller she was looking for if she had just been a little more patient.—-By now, most of you have probably seen...
View ArticleElliot Rodger and the Myth of Sexual Validation
Mark Radcliffe deconstructs the disempowerment of rejection and reminds men that scoring sex won’t solve all their problems.___In the aftermath of the UCSB killings, I did something I swore I wouldn’t...
View ArticleGet Over It: You Might Need a Therapist, Too
Mark Radcliffe insists that there may be a better, happier YOU that you could become.–This is for everyone who’s ever rolled their eyes at the notion of getting on the couch. This of you who’ve...
View Article12 Reasons Why Divorced Women Rock
Mark Radcliffe considers it an honor to date a divorced woman. Here’s why.–A female friend of mine got divorced recently, and confessed to me how much she dreaded now having the “divorced” label...
View ArticleNo, Ray Rice, You’re Not Holding Strong
Here’s what holding strong really is. —-After being fired by the Ravens for punching his then-fiancé and leaving her unconscious on the floor in an elevator, NFL star Ray Rice released a statement...
View ArticleThe Secret to Success? Pick Your Pile of Bullsh**
Mark Radcliffe reminds you that no matter what career or life path you choose, there’s gonna be a lot of BS. So pick the BS you like the best.–A friend of mine the other day told me he was quitting...
View ArticleIf You’re Not Saying ‘I Love You’ After Six Months, Move On
Mark Radcliffe explains how “good enough” is the enemy of great love.–I have a simple theory about the world. The reason why more people aren’t ending up in wildly enthusiastic relationships is simply...
View ArticleWhy I Want More So-Called ‘B*tches’ In My Life
Mark Radcliffe loves it when women aren’t afraid to stand up for what they believe in.–I tend to differ with most men when it comes to a certain topic: The women that most of my male friends call...
View Article8 Reasons Men Need to Deal with Women’s Rejection Better
Rejection is a part of life as a man, Mark Radcliffe explains, but women don’t deserve men’s anger as a result.–It’s as common a part of the heterosexual male experience as there is: sooner or later,...
View ArticleYou Should Be Angrier at Bill Cosby than You Are at Walter Palmer
Mark Radcliffe wants you to get some perspective and spew some of your venom toward the accused serial rapist in our midst.Today the internet is ablaze with our latest outrage obsession, American...
View ArticleLeaving Wall Street to Become a Better Man — An interview with Sam Polk
First off, Sam, congrats on the success your memoir “For the love of money.” Given that it’s about your decision to leave finance, a world you called a “selfish, arrogant culture” at one point, how...
View ArticleTrying to be a Better Man through Meditation
Mark Radcliffe explains how meditation improved his relationship with himself—-Every once in a while in life, you realize you’re stuck. You’re not evolving. You’re caught in a bad pattern. And you...
View ArticleDid an Olympic Reporter Go Too Far?
Mark Radcliffe wonders if Christin Cooper couldn’t have gotten the interview with Bode Miller she was looking for if she had just been a little more patient.—-By now, most of you have probably seen...
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