Middle school and the neurosis of narcissism

As I sit waiting for commenter Caryatis's mystery " suggestion  about" my "writing style" (about which I'm of co...

"Bitches be crazy"

A while ago, I mentioned that Simon Rich had written one heck of a misogynistic humor essay for the New Yorker. The well-known problem wi...

Sharing is caring

Normally, when I write something  formal , and often informal as well, I include counterarguments. But when writing that post on parental ov...

Whaddya get?

Miss Self-Important has included me in the category of " everyone who's anyone ," which is flattering. But she's also incl...

Premature aging UPDATED

Elizabeth Nolan Brown has an interesting new blog called " This Is 30 ," which thus far consists of celebrity photos of what 30-ye...

Takes all kinds? UPDATED

Long post, main point in bold: This is going to be my third - and last - attempt at a post about the question of the wives of gay men who, f...