Sam de Brito has spent more than a decade writing for TV, film and newspapers. In his books, No Tattoos Before You’re Thirty and No Sex With Your Ex, he offers advice to his unborn children. In his offerings The Lost Boys and Hello Darkness, he takes the pulse of Aussie manhood. Now it's your turn as he expounds on the business of being a bloke.
David's bottom
Sam de Brito The last couple of occasions I've seen my daughter, she's run around chanting "David's bottom, David's bottom" which is strange, considering I'm the only man whose bottom she's seen and my name's not...
No expectations
Sam de Brito Do you have someone in your life who perceives any disagreement as a personal attack, a request for compromise as you "being difficult" or a defence of your point of view as "aggression"? ...
"So gay"
Sam de Brito When it comes to social faux pas, asking a straight man if he's gay ranks up there next to congratulating an "overweight" woman on her pregnancy.
ANZAC
Grant Hyde* It was Sunday 25th, April, 1915, the Great War was raging across Europe, but for the men of the Australian Imperial Force heading for the Dardanelles, it was just another 'sad Sabbath morn' ...
Fact from fiction
Sam de Brito One of the obvious achievements of this blog having been around for almost six years is we've covered a looooot of ground ...
Empathy is not a competition
Sam de Brito The Craigslist advertisement was allegedly written by a 24-year-old US man who described himself as "40 pounds overweight, not very visually appealing, not very confident or good in conversation,...
Monsters
Sam de Brito The more of my friends' relationships I see fall by the wayside, the more I can't help wondering if half the people in the world aren't some sort of monster when they're at home? ...
Violence
Sam de Brito Every now and then, my editor unlocks the door on the All Men Are Liars office and I get to roam the newspaper like an ill-bred cousin no-one wants to acknowledge they're related to ...
Thank god I'm a douchebag
Sam de Brito The former All Men Are Liars intern Marlo Begsley tells me he has a friend who habitually says "thank god I'm a douchebag" when he observes women acting manipulatively or treating "nice guys" poorly .
Wherefore art thou, neighbour?
Sam de Brito An old friend of mine recently recounted to me the terrifying experience of a home invasion, where she and her boyfriend were beaten and threatened by two men.
Nekkid
Sam de Brito "Mother Mourns Loss of Nude Children in Bizarre New York Times Column" was the headline on a snide piece on the Gawker website Tuesday about a mother coming to terms with the fact one of her sons was...
Cabbie love
Sam de Brito In Turkish, if you want to say "no problem" or "you're welcome", you roll out the all purpose phrase Bir sey degil ...
Give me a TV show
Sam de Brito You might disagree with me, but I'm not a huge self-promoter. My decision, when asked to appear on a TV or radio show (which is considered "profile building" apparently), is now based on if I have my...
Ripped off in the 80s
Sam de Brito The longer I live, the more convinced I become my generation got savagely ripped off as teenagers growing up in the 80s* ...
The cost of things
Sam de Brito Earlier this month, I had the privilege of speaking to a generous audience of 1000 people at the 2012 Happiness and its Causes conference, where I'd been booked to talk about ... happiness ...
Gaslighting
Sam de Brito Recently I read a blog post titled "A Message To Women From A Man: You Are Not 'Crazy'" which seems to be an attempt by the writer to frame the habit of men using phrases like "you're so emotional"...
Misread
Sam de Brito I'll admit it, last week's post by the All Men Are Liars intern, Marlo Begsley, about being a "privileged little shit" was juicy troll bait; I mean who wouldn't leap at the chance to put the boot...
Hey jealousy
Sam de Brito I was watching the Oscars last month and monitoring my Twitter feed - where every wag with a smartphone was spewing snark about the film fabularti - when it struck me that being famous must be really...
Privileged little shit
Marlo Begsley* Confession: I'm a privileged little shit; I'm the kid you see driving around Mosman in a BMW, the kid you judge for being incredibly spoilt, for not appreciating their yearly trips to Aspen or Vail .
#Ididnotreport
Sam de Brito "Increasingly I feel awkward and embarrassed when walking around my city. Most mornings, upon leaving my house, I attract the attention of at least one lecherous motorist, or a pair of wayward...
