Listen: Make it Better by Anderson .Paak

Need a bop? Behold: catchy, lightly barbershoppy jams in which Anderson .Paak reflects on a relationship as it ends. Are things worth fixing? Anderson thinks so, and he spends a good three and a half minutes talking us into getting a hotel room for the weekend to spice things up and get some space from our issues. Can you think of an individual in the world who would decline? (You won’t when you see how charming the video is. See here.)

Bros talk feels

From GQ: “Each week, at an apartment in Brooklyn, a small collection of guys get together to sift through and discover some of their deepest feelings—their secret fears, their hidden desires, their private shortcomings.”

What most women call “Tuesday night” is reportedly changing these guys’ lives. This is Evryman, a group where men are encouraged to let their guard down in front of each other. Founded in 2017 as a grassroots way to unpack masculinity, it has expanded into a national network of more than 100 groups who meet weekly in apartments and gather for weekend retreats. The whole deal seems to be working so far, in its own, limited way; creating a space for men to be vulnerable together is a great first step. But Evryman’s scope is limited by their largely white and affluent membership (thank goodness they left out that second “e”). And they don’t include women in dialog or really ask their members to think about how the concept of masculinity impacts people who aren’t cis men. And that, friends, is where we are on this: still mastering the basics.

And now to an easier activity

Let’s look at some of brodom’s gifts, then. At the top of the list right now: Pro Cornhole. Thanks to prize-money tournaments and fringe features on The Ocho (ESPN’s absorption of an Anchorman joke whereby they air not-quite-sports competitions every August), a couple hundred players are starting to make some coin on the game, and one man named Stacey Moore is working to make Cornhole an Olympic sport. I can hear you snickering and that is valid. But I’ll remind you that this is how curling became a thing, and look how seriously we take that now.

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That’s it til after Thanksgiving, buds. Have a wonderful time off and make sure to create some heartwarming moments to unpack in your man group later. Gobble, gobble!

Margot

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