the art of being a modern man

KILEIGH ALYSSA – Another MANTRA Girl gallery – because we miss her

We’re posting a couple more galleries of one of our all-time faves, Kileigh Alyssa, our very first MANTRA Girl. This set comes from our shoot last October on a beautiful, unseasonably warm fall day. Kileigh, a tomboy at heart, is so in her element in the woods. She’s always great to work with, but on [...]

PHOTOGRAPHERS WE DIG – ALEKSANDR MAVRIN – From Russia, With Lust

If you follow MANTRA, you know we’re intrigued with the incredible quantity of beautiful, bold models coming forth from the Former Soviet Union. It is nothing short of amazing. Well, someone has to photograph all of these gorgeous new faces and bodies. Leave it to our man, Aleksandr Mavrin, to make this his job. Mavrin, [...]

RHYE – OPEN (Music Video)

We feautred Rhye last month as an Artist You Should Know. If you followed our lead, you’re thanking us for the intro. If you haven’t taken the chance to get to know this genre-bending duo, here’s another enticement. Open, the other video from Rhye’s silky smooth debut album, Woman, is just as wonderful as the first, [...]

MARA ROLDAN – Colombian Ginger (or alien sent to melt your brain)

I have a good friend – no names mentioned – who swears that redheads are aliens. I’m not sure exactly what he means by this, and it doesn’t really matter. But if Mara Roldan is any part of his theory, his meaning must be complimentary. Let’s face it, Paul, if Mara came down from a [...]

KINGS OF SUMMER – Official Trailer – Nick Offerman, Alison Brie

As movies go, there’s nothing more universally pleasing than a great coming of age film. Guys dig it because it feels so real and close to home. Chicks dig it because it gives them hope that we can, possibly, under the right influences (given no other choice), become men. If you don’t get the warm [...]

GRASS FED BEEF – Demand is growing but at what price?

SONOS – the Wireless HiFi System: Take control of your music from any room in the house

BECKETT SIMONON SHOES – Turn heads without breaking the bank

AMERICAN PSYCHO – Huey Lewis and Weird Al Yankovic – A dream deferred is not a dream denied

YOUR HANGOVER, CHARLES – Two Trick Pony: What if your hangover had a name? And a face? Now, it does. And he sucks.

15 THANKSGIVING DOs and DON’Ts (From the movies) – Its’ not too late to save some of you

BEASTIE BOYS – CHECK YOUR HEAD – 21st Anniversary

RHYE – OPEN (Music Video)

PHOENIX – ENTERTAINMENT – “Homemade” Video

MARA ROLDAN – Colombian Ginger (or alien sent to melt your brain)

Dasha Prihno – I Am #CandyGirl – Tantalizingly sexy video directed by Said Energizer

ROBIN THICKE – Blurred Lines (featuring T.I. and Pharrell) – Music Video (Uncensored) starring Emily Ratajkowski and her breasts

THE WAY, WAY BACK (Trailer) – Steve Carell, Amanda Peet, Sam Rockwell

KINGS OF SUMMER – Official Trailer – Nick Offerman, Alison Brie

CADDYSHACK – “Mind If I Play Through” (Entire Scene) – Bill Murray and Chevy Chase

Don’t Be Terrible – 5 Tips on Approaching a Woman – #1: Don’t Be a Jerk

Ask Erica – Nice Guys Can Finish First… Just cool your jets a little

Online Dating – it’s a no-brainer… if you don’t suck at it.

BREATHOMETER – Drink Smart. Be Safe.

myIDkey – Password Management System – Essential relief for your overworked brain

SONOS – the Wireless HiFi System: Take control of your music from any room in the house

KILEIGH ALYSSA – Another MANTRA Girl gallery – because we miss her

KAYLA AMBER – Beauty and fitness in the same sexy package

ASHLEY CHRISTINE – They grow ‘em sweet in Indiana

About MANTRA

We all have our comfort zone. Our wheelhouse. Our SWEET SPOT. That place in our world where we feel most at home. More than a place, or locale, it often refers to a skill set, knowledge base or activity – social, professional, athletic or artistic. Our sweet spot can be any area where we thrive and feel most confident. It can be our vehicle for achieving positive, fulfilling, affirming outcomes.

First you must define your sweet spot in each area of your life that means the most to you. Your social life, spiritual life, love life, professional life, and your relationships. Once you have mapped your sweet spots, strive to expand them, make them broader and deeper. The larger your sweet spot in any area, the more comfortable and confident you will be in all your endeavors. As your sweet spot grows… the more enjoyable your life will be.

MANTRA 4 Men is a guide for expanding your sweet spot. We hope to entertain and amuse along the way, but we also strive to expose, challenge, provoke, stimulate, even to enlighten. We will share ideas, artists, personal expressions, good things to help us get the most from this life as a man.

Embracing what it means to be a man, we will celebrate without apology, the things we love. All the while, striving to be better… better men, better husbands and fathers, better lovers, better citizens. And better human beings.

A sound, syllable, word, or group of words capable of “creating transformation”…this is a MANTRA. Our Mantra then, at MANTRA 4 MEN is “Find your sweet spot… and make it bigger.”. Introducing MANTRA 4 Men, the online hub for the modern man.

KILEIGH ALYSSA – Another MANTRA Girl gallery – because we miss her

PHOTOGRAPHERS WE DIG – ALEKSANDR MAVRIN – From Russia, With Lust

RHYE – OPEN (Music Video)

MARA ROLDAN – Colombian Ginger (or alien sent to melt your brain)

KINGS OF SUMMER – Official Trailer – Nick Offerman, Alison Brie

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