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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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