Too brilliant to bathe, home edition

Emily Shire, weighing in on the gender-and-messiness debate: And just think about how messy men are portrayed in popular culture. An unkemp...

The case against "too-brilliant-to-bathe"

My guest-post at The Beheld on "too brilliant to bathe " was far more controversial than I'd imagined it would be, which is t...

The parenting-a-sociopath question

So everyone has decided to share an essay by a mother about her 13-year-old son and her fears that the boy will* commit one of these notorio...

Report from the woods

Mooching, legitimately, off some Ivy wireless. Still none of that at home, although it turns out I miss hot water much more. For the obvious...

"'It's going to feel like up north now.'"

These are words I never thought I'd read: "University of Chicago bought the former Borders bookstore at 1539 E. 53rd St. in Hyde Pa...

Valentine's Day assortment

- Seems about right . Perfect poodle-face. -Did you see "Midnight in Paris," mostly fall for its charm, but feel like maybe someth...

Where Nice Guys meet That Guys meet PUAs

Found this gem via Facebook: "A Girl You Should Date," advice, presumably, to the young man who fancies himself an intellectual. ...