🚨 Welcome to this week’s issue! I’m Robert Tuchman, entrepreneur, author, and publisher of Generation Xcellent, and like you, I’m doing all I can to survive the moshpit of midlife. Thanks for joining me on the journey! If you like what you see, send us an email—and share this newsletter with another guy who could use our help.. 

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- GROOMING -

5 Easy Grooming Tricks that Will Take Off 10 Years

Wouldn’t it be great if attractive young women saw you as a potential mate, rather than a potential mall Santa? These sneaky style tricks will help.

By Sandra Nygaard

4. Wrangle the extra tangles
You might think your bushy eyebrows are giving off Colin Farrell vibes, but it's a quick descent into Abe Vigoda territory. (This week’s freakout: Vigoda was only 54 when he starred in Barney Miller.) Make sure your barber trims the errant strands on your brows and cleans up your neck. Trim nose and ear hair at home every 1-2 weeks with a rotary trimmer. 

5. Don’t let your teeth look like corn niblets
Our teeth’s white enamel naturally wears down over time, and coffee, wine, and smoke stains don’t help. Talk to your dentist: today’s in-office whitening techniques are incredibly effective. But in the interim, a whitening toothpaste can help. Many professional groomers swear by Colgate Optic White Pro Series daily; it’s great at removing surface stains without compromising enamel.

—Sandra Nygaard is the former Fashion and Grooming Director of Men’s Health.

- GUY FOOD -

Pizza on the Grill? Yes You Can!

Impress your kids, wow your friends and satisfy your hunger with this fast, simple technique.

By Bob Blumer

>If you love pizza and you love grilling (and honestly, who doesn’t?), nothing will rock your world more than learning how to grill pizza on your own backyard BBQ. The rustic, slightly charred crust rivals the best artisanal pizza in any town—no pizza oven or stone needed.

Before getting started, assess your burner configuration and figure out how to set your grill for indirect heat. There are three common burner configurations for gas grills:

Two burner grills: Turn one burner off in step 7. This configuration is found mostly in older grills. Because the heat source is coming from just one side, you may need to rotate the pizza 180° halfway through the cooking process of both the dough and the topped pizza. 
Three burner grills: Turn middle burner off in step 7. For this style grill, you should stretch your dough so that it is twice as long as it is wide.
Four burner grills: (Fancy you!). Turn middle two burners off in step 7.
Charcoal grills: Let coals get red hot, then grey-ashed. Move them to one side and follow directions for a two-burner gas grill.

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1. Remove premade dough from fridge and let rise to room temperature (about an hour).

2. Preheat grill with all burners on high for approximately 10 minutes with the lid down, or until the internal temperature of the grill is at least 400°F.

3. Turn your largest sheet pan upside down. Sprinkle corn meal in the center. Roll dough in corn meal to cover. Drizzle dough generously with olive oil. Use a rolling pin, wine bottle or your hands to roll or push out the dough until it is as thin as possible.

4. Carry the sheet pan with the dough on it, along with your sauce, cheeses, an oven mitt or dishtowel, and a long pair of tongs to the grill area.

5. Open the lid of the grill. Pick up the sheet pan and reposition your hands so that the pan is resting on the palms of your hands with your fingers facing outwards. Lift the pan to chin level and, in one motion, flip the sheet pan, landing the dough directly onto the cooking grate with the sheet pan on top. Let the sheet pan rest on top of the dough for about 10 seconds, or until dough starts to stick to the grill. Using the oven mitt or tongs, start from the front and slowly lift the sheet pan, allowing gravity and grill stickage to release the dough from the pan. Immediately close the lid and grill for 3 minutes. Resist peeking. Then open the lid and check the bottom of the crust. If the crust is browning unevenly, rotate it. Continue grilling until the bottom is well marked and nicely browned, roughly 2 more minutes.

6. Brown the bottom of the crust to within an inch of its life, then use tongs to transfer it from the grill back onto the bottom of the sheet pan. Close lid to maintain the heat. Flip the crust to reveal the grilled side. Spread the entire surface with your chosen sauce, toppings and cheese. (Use only toppings that are precooked or safe to consume raw.)

7. Turn off the appropriate burners (see burner configuration guide, aboves) and increase the remaining burners (the ones that will not be directly underneath the pizza) to high.

8. Return the pizza to the grate over the unlit section, close the lid, and grill for approximately 7 to 10 minutes, or until the bottom is golden brown and the cheese is bubbly. Remove from the grill, slice and serve immediately..

Puttanesca Pizza

• 1 cup of your favorite tomato sauce

• 2 minced garlic cloves

• ¼ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes

• ½ cup pitted Nicoise olives

• 2 tablespoons capers

• 6 anchovy filets

• ¼ cup grated pecorino romano cheese

• 1 cup grated asiago cheese

—Bob Blumer is the creator and host of three Food Network shows and the holder of 8 food-related Guinness World Records. He the author of 6 cookbooks, including Pizza on the Grill.

Battle of the ‘90s Crushes: The Quarterfinals
Lisa Bonet vs. Phoebe Cates

>Welcome to week 3 of the quarterfinals in our epic March Madness–style tournament. Last week, Bangles lead singer Susanna Hoffs walked, like an Egyptian you might say, right past country chanteuse Shania Twain.

This week, come back with us to the 1980s, when Lisa Bonet starred as the sexiest voodoo priestess ever and Phoebe Cates starred in the single greatest pool scene ever. Which of these crushes left the biggest impression on your teen psyche? Who should advance to the semis? Only YOU can decide! 

We’ll have a new showdown every week, with more Gen X goddesses competing for your vote. And check out our social pages (we’re on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads) for updates and a full rundown of the winners.

- SEXUAL HEALTH -

The Good News about Prostate Cancer

Biden’s diagnosis made us worry for our balls. Here’s why you can relax—for now.

By Bob Larkin

>If you’re like me, you read the news about former president Joe Biden having prostate cancer—an aggressive form that’s already spread to his bones—and immediately went to take a piss, just to make sure your pipes are still working properly.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men over 50 (after skin cancer). Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I knew a few older men who died of the disease (Frank Zappa, anyone?)—and a few who had their balls removed.

“High volume, life-threatening metastatic prostate cancer is treated with complete obliteration of testosterone,” explains Elizabeth Kavaler, MD, medical director at Total Urology Care of New York. “Removing the testicles, called an orchiectomy, was the most effective way to deprive the cancer of testosterone.”

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But times have changed. Prostate cancer is still serious, but it’s not the death sentence it was for our fathers’ generation. The five-year survival rate for prostate cancer is around 97%. That means your odds of dying from prostate cancer in 2025 are just slightly lower than the odds of Jane’s Addiction having another reunion tour.

Prostate cancer symptoms, in ascending order of terribleness:

1. Trouble urinating

2. Blood in the urine

3. Pain in the hips, chest or back when sitting or urinating

4. Erectile dysfunction

5. Painful ejaculation

 The first step in identifying prostate cancer is a PSA test that looks for a protein released by cancer cells.

“Before PSA, men would usually present with late-stage prostate cancer and other symptoms of the cancer that has either spread to the distant parts of the body,” says Daniel W. Lin, MD, a prostate cancer specialist at the University of Washington. “Now with PSA, we detect patients much earlier in the course of the disease.”

If the results of a PSA are concerning, the next step is an MRI. “Which is a fairly new step in our diagnostic process,” says Kavaler. “If the MRI is suspicious for cancer, a biopsy is done. The biopsies are now targeted to the area of concern within the prostate, called an MRI fusion biopsy—also a new development.”

And the best news? If you do have prostate cancer, nobody will be snipping your balls. “We now have medications that are either in a pill form or injection that serve the same purpose,” says Lin. “The effects of these medications are also reversible, because when we stop the medication, the testosterone will recover.”

 If you’re over 50, talk to your doctor about getting a PSA test. And if the worst news does come? “Most men who are diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer die of other causes, not prostate cancer,” says Lin.

Isn’t that what we all want? A tombstone that reads: “Here Lies [Insert Your Name]. He Died of Something, but It Wasn’t Prostate Cancer. And He Still Has His Balls!”

—Bob Larkin has written for Men’s Health, Esquire, The New York Post, and other outlets.