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Friday, June 2, 2006 12:00 AM

It's a man's world

"Maddox," the Web programmer turned pop-culture hero whose book "The Alphabet of Manliness" recently leapt to the top of Amazon's sales list, talks about obedient wives, the craze for all things manly, and whether the next generation is going to be "totally puss-onified"
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Friday, June 2, 2006 08:17 AM

    Over Gold

    Anybody who finds it necessary to dangle a gold chain around his neck for his publicity photos can hardly then describe himself as "manly". Only girlie men need jewelry.

    What a joke.

    —porsadgai Read porsadgai's other letters

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