Mark Bittman has an opinion blog post deriding the ability of food corporations to direct advertising to children. (An aside: how sad is it that Bittman has moved from the Minimalist column to opinion writing? His Minimalist column was a… Continue Reading
A point came up in the comments thread of my post on the Ashley treatment that I wanted to expand on a bit — talking about the developmentally disabled as “angels” of one sort or another. The parents of Ashley… Continue Reading
This week’s question was inspired by a recent post over at brother-blog Mindless Diversions. Once an indefatigable fan of the horror movie genre, Jaybird describes being put off them entirely by two movies he found deeply unsettling — “Event Horizon”… Continue Reading
I’m an atheist, so there’s no one to whom I can pray to save me from the smugness of some of my fellow atheists. Apparently, some atheists held a rally over the weekend. You know, for atheists’ rights. Or something.… Continue Reading
I already compared Project Runway All Stars to a less appealing menu item in my first post on the series, and so it would be lamentably uncreative to use the same comparison when summing up the finale. However, that feeling… Continue Reading
What artworks do you enjoy that are actually bad? (For those of you who insist on aesthetic anti-realism, please feel free to insert scare quotes around “bad.”) My contribution: I adore Philippa Gregory historical romances.
For philosophy nerds only. There is no post this guy does that is not totally hilarious.
One of the several bees who are long term residents in David Brooks’s bonnet is that a certain kind of love between teacher and student is what really spurs learning. Today’s iteration of the theme occurs when describing an experimental… Continue Reading
My only question upon coming across this response from the Romney spox regarding his campaign’s most recent gaffe was: I think I’d find that comparison equally apt.
I advise those of you with weak constitutions to read the remainder of this post with caution. Pull up the fainting couch, keep the smelling salts handy, and put a fortifying drink on the side table. It’s about to get… Continue Reading