Men

COVID-19 and Your Mental Health: 3 Steps to Boost Your Resilience Amid the Turmoil

May 21, 2020

The pandemic has created a perfect storm for Americans who were already struggling with high levels of depression and anxiety, suicide and a loneliness epidemic that kills more people than obesity or smoking. ...

Photo Gallery: Reebok Unveils the 40th Anniversary Alien Stomper

John M. Guilfoil

April 22, 2019

Forty years after Alien (1979) introduced Earth to the mother of all sci-fi nightmares, Reebok is rewinding the story back to the 1970s for an upgraded unisex prototype edition of the iconic ‘Alien Stomper’ sne...

Red Sox Giving Away Model of Millennium Falcon Flying Over Fenway Park (Also, Game of Thrones T-Shirt…yay)

Blast Magazine Newsroom

April 10, 2019

From the Red Sox: Baseball season is here and so is Game of Thrones Night at Fenway Park following the season premier! The Sox are celebrating the Emmy and Golden Globe- winning series, Game of Thrones on Mond...

2017 Holiday Gifts for your Handy Person or New Homeowner

John M. Guilfoil

December 19, 2017

This year we've had a chance to play with some of the items that may be on your "I'm Gen-Y and I can finally afford a house, woo-hoo! more debt!" scenarios. As you will find out, owning a home means that you...

Happen Stance

Patricia Marks-Martinovich

January 12, 2016

It just happened. Walking around Soho on a sunny afternoon, a window display teetering on an artistic exhibit caught my eye. Imagine my surprise when I realized it was a sock store. J...

Graduation is Over. Now What?

Sumaira Rajpoot

May 28, 2015

Graduation is finally over. No more nerves, no more wonderment. Time to move on and work, right? Here are the five things that will happen after graduation that others won’t tell you: You will f...

Technologically Advanced Flip Flops!

Patricia Marks-Martinovich

May 18, 2015

Running across the pool deck to stop the five year old from jumping in fully clothed for the 8th time today - no problem, no slipping, and still styling. RHEA's fancy flip flops. Booting it across the g...

5 Flaws to Watch Out for in Pisces this March

Sumaira Rajpoot

March 19, 2015

Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org 1. They take shit way too personal. The reason behind this annoying habit is because Pisces feel everything on another level. Since they are so in tune with all thei...

5 Traits to Know About Pisces this March

Sumaira Rajpoot

March 10, 2015

Photo Credit: museemagazine.com March is upon us, so that means it’s the Pisces month! I am a Pisces myself, so I know these traits to be true. Plus, I have met and spoken with hundreds of other Pisces throu...

Fantasy Wars

Randy Steinberg

February 6, 2015

Fantasy sports websites Fan Duel and Draft Kings duke it out

Top 6 Exercises for keeping in shape during New England winter

Kristen Gard

January 28, 2015

This year, instead of going into hibernation mode, try these top six activities to keep active and warm! 1. Snowshoeing Snowshoeing burns 400-1000 calorie per hour, depending on if you are on packed snow or p...

10 watches the Gen-Y man can afford and should buy

John M. Guilfoil

January 28, 2015

I don't have to take any time to explain the value of wearing a watch. It is a statement piece. It says a lot about you. It says you give a shit. It says you're not glued to your smartphone. But most Gen-Y men ...

Derek Jeter to retire

Kristen Gard

February 13, 2014

Bostonians everywhere were devastated to hear New York Yankee Derek Jeter announced via Facebook on Tuesday that the 2014 season will be his final season before retirement. “Last year was a tough one for me. As...

Homeless Veteran’s Transformation Shows How Appearance Changes Self-Perception

Beth DeMilt

November 14, 2013

Research has shown that “more attractive” workers can earn between 7 and 13 percent more money than colleagues who do not take as much time with their appearance. As much as we try to pretend it doesn’t, appea...

5 takeaways from the 2013 ALCS so far

John M. Guilfoil

October 16, 2013

I know we're only potentially halfway through the 2013 ALCS so far, but seriously, how amazing has it been so far? You don't need to hear it again, but I have to fill 300 words to appease Google, so: One yea...

Tips from a Marine: How to Be an Above-Average Man

Marshall Chamberlain

October 9, 2013

Man tips from a marine. What kind of man did you think you would be as a boy? Are you that man, or are you even the guy you’d like to be? It might be time for you to step outside of your comfort zone and beco...

Federal researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy report that it would take only 15,000 square miles -- less than 1/7 the area now used to harvest all of the corn across the country -- to produce enough algae fuel to replace all of our petroleum fuel. (Media credit/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Real Man: 8-year-old boy writes letter to Santa, asking him to stop kids from bullying his sister

Lisa Newman

September 18, 2013

Not toys. Not video games. Ryan Suffern, an eight year-old from North Carolina, can’t stick up for his twin sister quite yet, and by that I mean beat up the bullies that keep taunting her for her weight. But h...

Homeless Boston man sets high standard for honesty

Dan Bowman

September 17, 2013

Meet Bostonian Glen James. He’s been homeless since 2005 after losing his job at a courthouse, but his poverty didn't cloud the judgment of his giving heart when he found a backpack full of money and travelers ...

5 exercises men should avoid

John M. Guilfoil

September 4, 2013

It's enough that we get motivated to get off our asses and hit the gym more often, but is it possible that some of the machines and workouts we're doing are actually making things WORSE for us? Depending on ...

8 realistic places to meet women (from a woman who actually goes to these places)

Susan Baxter

June 1, 2012

Advice from the WingWoman