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Month: June 2012

Stupid Tuesday questions, Bichon Frisé edition

June 26, 2012Russell Saunders 67 Comments

Last week. Rose asked about the larger behavioral patterns that emerged when people preferentially bought “green” household cleaning items.  (I will admit [against all reason] that I went shopping a few days ago, and found myself pondering the schmuckiness quotient… Continue Reading →

stupid tuesday questions bumper stickers, honor students, purebred dogs

Elizabeth Wurtzel on why Elizabeth Wurtzel is so damn awesome

June 25, 2012Rose Woodhouse 23 Comments

Good Lord. Elizabeth Wurtzel has written a screed that is so prima facie insufferable I wouldn’t think it needed to be addressed. Except it was published in the Atlantic and has 5,000 Facebook likes, so maybe it’s striking a chord.… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Elizabeth Wurtzel, feminism

The Good Old Days of Parenting

June 25, 2012Rose Woodhouse 20 Comments

There is an amplifying backlash against helicopter parenting. On one hand, I think, “Huzzah! Sing it!” On the other hand, people with whom I broadly agree are throwing around baseless claims and anecdotes to make their points. We should be… Continue Reading →

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The ethics of posthumous accusation

June 25, 2012Russell Saunders 17 Comments

I am a huge fan of Slate‘s “Dear Prudence” column.  I think Emily Yoffe’s advice is consistently level-headed, delivered with a nice combination of directness and humor.  I look forward to seeing what she has to say every week, and… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized emily yoffe, robert drinan

Once again, a request to parents

June 25, 2012Russell Saunders 19 Comments

I am highly suspicious that I have already covered this in an earlier post.  If so, I apologize for repeating myself.  But if Andrew Sullivan can go on and on about [random obsession] for weeks on end, surely I can… Continue Reading →

patient care doctor visits, parenting, shots

Fat Lot of Good Diet Advice Does

June 24, 2012Rose Woodhouse 69 Comments

We, as a culture, have some weird views about appetites. We accept readily that some people are just born with an appetite for alcohol and drugs while others aren’t. We accept that the former would have to struggle much more… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized eat less move more, gary taubes, low carb, obesity

Do the world a solid — a book bleg

June 22, 2012Russell Saunders 59 Comments

As Rose has mentioned, she and I enjoy discussing the various search terms that bring people to our little blog.  We like to make sure the other doesn’t miss the most eyebrow-raising submissions.  Some are funny, some are off-putting, some… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized hunger games, lev grossman, the magician king, the magicians

Why 4-year-olds are awesome, part III

June 21, 2012Rose Woodhouse 25 Comments

The latest in our very important continuing series. Why are 4-year-olds awesome today? Their sense of proportion. My four-year-old comes running breathless into the room, saying, “Mommy, Mommy, wait till you see this! You’re going to be as excited as… Continue Reading →

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Remembering Andrew Sarris

June 21, 2012Rose Woodhouse

Sad news. One of my favorite professors from my undergraduate days, Andrew Sarris, has died. I think Pauline Kael has ended up much more widely known, but Sarris’s reviews from back in the day were as influential as hers, and remain… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized andrew sarris, auteur theory, film, film studies, pauline kael

Broadcast news, local style

June 21, 2012Rose Woodhouse 11 Comments

Today, I had to kill time for about half an hour at a local business. A TV was on showing local news at noon. Normally I would ignore it and whisper sweet nothings to my iPad instead. But today was… Continue Reading →

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