Brands of nonsense

Black Friday. You wouldn't join a stampede for a flat-screen TV, right? If you're reading this, if you're someone I know on-blog...

Why you should buy those lattes

Every so often , the NYT discovers that the sky is blue, the earth is round, and if you spend $3 on coffee every day, 3x365 amounts to a bi...

Teacup violins

I think the NYT heard me claim that I wasn't going to read any more of its lifestyle articles beginning Jan. 1, and decided to do whate...

Polar opposites for the holidays

Maybe it's that I saw the "Human Fund" episode of "Seinfeld" in my formative years, but I've never fully underst...