Irish Times reviews Who Stole My Spear?

The Irish Times have reviewed Who Stole My Spear? -  Tim Samuels "book about the uncertain state of masculinity takes in porn, fatherhood, mental health, violence and the trouble with monogamy". 

The review notes: "Samuels himself is a prime, or even primal, example of 20th-century man – a handsome Northerner from hard man Manchester who loves Morrissey and sleeps with a yoga mat next to his bed but still has a bit of Gallagher swagger...".

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/tim-samuels-men-lack-a-way-of-living-that-is-good-for-them-1.2652179

Dublin's TodayFM talks to Tim

Tim Samuels appeared on Anton Savage's show on TodayFM - talking about Tim's experiences working undercover for the BBC to expose racism in Belfast... and the five types of men in a relationship, as explored in his book Who Stole My Spear? Listen at:

http://www.todayfm.com/How-To-Be-A-Man-In-The-TwentyFirst-Century

Tim on Peston on Sunday

Tim Samuels appeared on the ITV show Peston on Sunday - talking about his book Who Stole My Spear? with Robert Peston, and MPs Liz Kendall and Jacob Rees-Mogg. @Peston calls the book "an absolutely cracking read". 

Watch interview at 39:45 - http://www.itv.com/hub/peston-on-sunday/2a4458a0002

 

Talking men and Man City with Hawksbee & Jacobs on talkSport

Tim Samuels joined talkSport legends Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs - to talk about Who Stole My Spear? and look ahead to Manchester City's next season.

Listen at 7:35 - http://talksport.com/hawksbee-and-jacobs-daily-friday-may-13-160513195812

Mr Porter: Are we in the middle of a full blown crisis?

Mr Porter have picked on Who Stole My Spear? to review it - and setting it against a wider crisis in masculinity. The review notes:

"The timely release of Who Stole My Spear?, a new book from journalist and documentary filmmaker Mr Tim Samuels. In the book, which covers everything from romance in the Tinder age to dealing with anxiety and depression (sounds heavy, is actually kind of funny), Mr Samuels seeks to investigate the current state of masculinity, outline some of the challenges it faces, and even offer up some helpful pointers of how we might fix it..."

'Who Stole My Spear?' - Sunday Times Magazine feature

The Sunday Times Magazine ran a full 5-page feature on Tim Samuels' book 'Who Stole My Spear'?

Called 'How to Be a 21st-century Caveman', the piece followed writer Matt Rudd manning up with Tim for the day.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/magazine/the-sunday-times-magazine/how-to-be-a-21st-century-caveman-p902pg93g (paywall)

 

'Commitment Industry' laid bare in Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph have run a piece by Tim Samuels - drawing on the 'Commitment Industry' he talks about in Who Stole My Spear?

A $431 billion industry dedicated to getting men to commit their penises to one lifelong vagina... picking up where the church left off.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/how-the-commitment-industry-makes-379-billion-a-year-by-selling/

"A much-needed manual for modern man" - Sunday Independent

Ireland's Sunday Independent has reviewed Who Stole My Spear? - calling it 'a much-needed manual for modern man'. The review notes:

"How are men in 2016 supposed to act now that the pipe and slippers have been snatched away - the media, technology, failures of organised religion to provide answers, wildly unrealistic dating standards, marriages and monogamy - what's a boy to do?

"Samuels sets out many questions, and attempts to answer them with his fair share of soul searching as well as stats. And he lays it all bare - the frustrations, the humiliations, crying in the office, porn, paternity leave - with honesty and humour."

http://www.independent.ie/life/a-muchneeded-manual-for-modern-man-34691889.html

BBC Newshour - is there a crisis in masculinity?

Tim Samuels appeared on the BBC World Service, to talk to Razia Iqbal about Who Stole My Spear? - and whether there was a global crisis in masculinity. Here's an excerpt from the Newshour show, which was also broadcast on NPR in the US...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03tmndp

Tim appears on 'Loose Ends' on Radio 4 to talk about Who Stole My Spear?

Tim Samuels appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show Loose Ends - talking to host Clive Anderson about his book, Who Stole My Spear?

They managed to cover man vs ape testes size, mental health rates and how Corn Flakes was invented as an anti-masturbation aid....

Listen at 37:35 - at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b079lt8n

 

Daily Telegraph comments on 'Who Stole My Spear?'

In an article on sexism, Telegraph columnist Celia Walden refers to Tim Samuels' book on modern masculinity. She writes:

"Author and filmmaker Tim Samuels, who has written a brilliant response to these modern girl guides, Who Stole My Spear? in which he explains why 2016 is “the most absurd and challenging time to be a man” assures me that men don’t see themselves as fighting some great ideological battle against women. “The vast majority (in the West) embrace the notion of equality – and, above all, are pragmatic (especially in this economy).”

Because, he maintains, by and large men want to be liked, and value their reputations and jobs. However, Samuels does feel that there has been a shift in tone. “Now we self-censor and play a straight bat. Better to just avoid telling that joke or complimenting a colleague rather than risk being hauled over the coals like Sir Tim Hunt or that LinkedIn lawyer."

Economist review of Who Stole My Spear?

Read a review of Who Stole My Spear? in the Economist magazine - entitled, Hunting a New Model For Masculinity.

The article starts:

"TIM SAMUELS has been on lots of dates. Near the beginning of “Who Stole My Spear?”, his investigation of 21st-century masculinity, he describes some of them: disastrous dates, comical dates, scary and baffling dates (“Why do I keep attracting fascists?”, he wonders). He is a Tinder aficionado: in five minutes on the app, he notes, “I can view more single women than my great-grandfather would have seen in his entire lifetime in his village.” Judging by these opening chapters, you might expect his book to be an amusing take on big-city single-manhood in the online age. But, while it is often very funny, it is also insightful, both independently and in the context of broader thinking about the predicament of contemporary men..."