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Male bosses act like monkeys to assert their dominance

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

Male managers act like members of the animal kingdom particularly monkeys and chimpanzees according to new research.

No proof circumcision cuts gay male HIV risk: study

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is not enough evidence to say circumcision protects men from getting the AIDS virus during sex with other men even as studies show it protects them when having sex with women, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Clothes Show ban on skinny male models to fight rise of 'manorexia'

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago

Skinny male models have been banned from The Clothes Show after a rise of 67 per cent in the number of men suffering from anorexia, so-called 'manorexia'.

Tackling male hair loss at a young age

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Male pattern hair loss will affect 50 per cent of men by age 50, writes

Singing to Females Makes Male Songbirds 'Happy'

Living the Scientific Life (Scienti (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

tags: ratite , tinamous , evolution , biogeography , phylogenomics , convergence , flightlessness , Paleognath , homoplasy , vicariance A pair of wild Zebra (Chestnut-eared) Finches, Poephila guttata . Image: Adelaide Zebra Finch Society [ larger view ]. People have been known to "sing for joy" and we often experience happiness when others sing for us. Additionally, birdsong has often brought joy...

Matthew Mitcham Sad to Be the Only 'Out' Male at the Olympics

Towleroad (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Australian gold medalist Matthew Mitcham held his first press conference since the Beijing Olympics yesterday and said he was saddened by the fact that he was the only openly gay male athlete at the Games: "I was actually very surprised...

Male models who are too thin have been banned from the catwalk

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Male models who are too thin have been banned from the catwalk at the world's largest fashion show.

Kylie’s possible new man is a male model

Buzz Patrol (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago

Kylie Minogue was spotted enjoying some cosy time with a mysterious male at Dita Von Teese’s recent birthday bash. We’ve just found out that he is 30-year-old Spanish supermodel Andres Velencoso. Ten years younger than Kylie. Andres has modelled for Chanel and Jean-Paul Gaultier. A source said: “It was Dita’s party but Kylie was definitely the star of [...]

• Does Kylie Minogue Have A New Man In Her Life? - Pink Is The New Blog
• There's something familiar about Kylie's new man... - Daily Mail
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Male vs. Female Bloggers: A Theory

Villainous Company (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Glenn Reynolds asks and answers: why aren't there more female lawprof bloggers? ... here's my own hypothesis: Men are genetically programmed to try to stand out through action, in the hopes of attracting women. It's true, of course that blogging is a relatively ineffective way of doing that -- but so are many other ways this urge manifests itself, like extreme Star Trek fandom. The point is the genetically...

• Are Male Bloggers in it For the Women? Revisiting the Blogosphere Gender Gap: - The Volokh Conspiracy
• Hey, It Worked For Me! - Snowflakes in Hell

Medical Student Gender And Self-Confidence - Females Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday

Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical students consistently report decreased self-confidence and increased anxiety, particularly over issues related to their competency. A new study published in the September 2008 issue of Patient Education and Counseling found that female medical students also appeared less confident to patients.

• Female Med Students Underestimate Themselves - Strollerderby
• Female medical students underestimate their ... [Doctors] - Jezebel

Female fighters, We would not stand for male dominance

WiredNews (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

The women line the mountainside, locked hand in hand in their green battle fatigues, and begin dancing. It’s a victory dance, they say, that is routine after raids across the border on Turkish troops… Read More

Female fighters: We won't stand for male dominance

Women's Lens (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago

Kuwait: Music concert "abruptly" terminated after female fan hugs and kisses male singer

Dhimmi Watch (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

What do Malaysia and Kuwait have in common? "Uncontrolled" women -- singers or, as in this story, fans -- have a curious way of leading to canceled concerts. They also, coincidentally enough, have Islam in common, for what that's worth......

Was Palin chosen to appeal to male voters?

Feministing (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

You might disagree with me for linking to a piece called, "Never trust a big butt and a smile-in politics," in discussing Sarah Palin. An obvious reference to a classic Bel Biv Devoe track that had me dancing (even as...

Buyers Cut Spring Orders; Too Skinny Male Models Banned in U.K.

Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Alexander McQueen's new campaign. Photo: Courtesy of Alexander McQueen • The crap economy caused many buyers in Paris to cut spring orders by 15 to 20 percent. Favorites collections included Lanvin , Dries Van Noten , and Chanel , while favorite trends included anything sheer, metallic, geometric, and African-influenced. [ WWD ] • Alexander McQueen 's fall ads starring Alice Gibb are...

Gossip Girl's Chase Crawford at Teen Choice 2008

kellya | 22/08/2008

Cutie Chase Crawford of " Gossip Girl " (winner of the "Choice TV Show: Drama", and "Choice TV Breakout Show", won an award as "Choice TV: Male Breakout Star. He was asked if "Gossip Girl" was a good influence on teens... Chase: Well, it's not a reality show. It's just pure entertainment. I think they don't give teenagers enough credit. It's not an instruction manual on how to have sex and drink and