The Dark Side Of “Performative Male” Culture: Is Social Media Fueling A New Masculinity Crisis?

In a world designed for broadcasting curated lives, performance has become a new way to measure masculinity. As men compete ...
Huffington Post UK

WTF Does Sigma Mean?! A Teacher Explains What Your Kid Is Saying

A sigma male is someone who is a lone wolf and doesn’t follow the pack – someone who is considered successful and cool, but on their own terms. Someone like fictional character Patrick Bateman from ...
New York Post

‘American Psycho’ director calls out ‘Wall Street bros’ for idolizing Patrick Bateman: ‘I’m mystified by it’

Patrick Bateman is no role model. “American Psycho” director Mary Harron told the Letterboxd Journal in a new interview for the film’s 25th anniversary that she disagrees with the fans who aspire to ...
The New York Times

A Fictional Killer Is Now a Style Icon. Are People Missing the Joke?

Patrick Bateman, the titular ‘American Psycho’, was written as satire. He’s also the inspiration for a new perfume and bar. By Jameson Montgomery In 2000, the Canadian director Mary Harron made a ...
Decider

Glen Powell’s Patrick Bateman Impression in ‘Hit Man’ Is Eerily Accurate

Discover What’s Streaming On: Hit Man—the new Netflix movie about an undercover cop who pretends to be a hit man—features Glen Powell flaunting a wide array of fun voices, characters, and costumes.