We can keep whatever we like about manhood but adjust the parts of the definition that are keeping men back.

The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement and wonder, if you happen to be watching it.

Men aren't able to find jobs anymore, and they're withdrawing from society, essentially creating a matriarchy. For the upper social classes, marriage is still a successful model, but for poorer people it's not.

To apply for a gifted program, children as young as 4 are required to sit through hour-long verbal exams.

The general image of a man in an American sitcom is like a complete moron. You'd think the industry was run by a feminist cabal.

Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.

Hollywood is in somewhat the same position as Las Vegas these days. It went from being the capital of sin to Disneyland, and now it's landed somewhere in between. It tries to keep the sins hidden away and outwardly present itself as a defender of American virtues: justice, individual freedom, and the power of one innocent soul to save the world.