Art of Manliness

I’ve been a fan of AoM and daily reader of the website since 2010. Recently I “bricked” or “dumbed down” my iPhone so that it would become less addicting. I got rid of every app except the essentials (text, phone, email, maps, etc) and even found a way to disable safari, so I don’t have internet! I did allow myself to download the AoM app though because I find your content to be uplifting, inspiring, and educational! I really like the app and I love the categories section and how specific it gets… my one issue though is that I wish I could search for specific terms or articles. For example, I wish I could search for a specific article or podcast episode without having to find the section I think it would be in and then having to scroll through it until I find it. That is really the only flaw I can find in this otherwise simple to use and really valuable app. If you can add a search feature to find articles easier I’ll give it a solid 5 stars without question. If you are really feeling fancy though and wanna blow me out of the water, I’d LOVE to have a “Random Article” feature where if you hit that it takes you to any one of the thousands of articles published over the years. That would be such a fun way to discover or rediscover all that the AoM website has to offer. Sometimes I need something to randomly fall into my lap even though it wasn’t what I was looking for… those are often the things you really remember.All that being said, I love AoM, just want to see something I love improve even more.

I greatly appreciate a podcast which tends to provide a noble vision of manliness, with bravado, greatness and guts. There is something inside every man and boy that wants to be great, courageous, intelligent, strong, heroic, worthy, and true. I believe this is embedded in every male our Maker, and this is the kind of real man that real women desire. We are living in a day where wisdom, grit, discipline, and decency are forgotten, along with the great stories and role models that were commonly known in earlier times. In their place is substituted folly, triviality, and indulgence in undeserved pleasure. So yes, this podcast is appreciated.

I like the content I’ve seen, and the writing style. There are deal-breakers for me though. 1. When I open many of the articles, especially from imbedded links, I can’t get the pages to scroll on my iPad. All I see is the beginning of the new article. 2. While reading an article, a pop up window opened telling me to click "OK" to claim some prize. There was no other option to close the window. There was bad grammar in the message and it identified me as a Comcast user, which I am not. 3. There is an option to remove ads for a $1.99/month subscription. The terms are not shown in the purchase window so I don’t know whether there is a minimum length of the subscription, or other specifics. I would also like to know the app functions correctly before signing up. I really wanted to like the AoM site/app but my experience has not been good so far.