Life's microscopic victories

After the previous navy sweater disintegrated, I gave myself grad-student permission to replace it. There's one store in town, more or l...

The commute thus far

Pros : -My four-leg-each-way journey would make for a fantastic RNC speech.  -The train I take to get me in on time gets me in early. Early ...

The greener grass across the pond

American women - well, some, maybe not Ann Romney - want to be French. French women, at least the demographic equivalent of the American wom...

On wanting my bangs like that

To the hairdressers of Central NJ, You are convenient, reasonably-priced, and do a good job. I get why you ask, but I here is my promise: Ye...

Media, elites UPDATED (and link fixed)

Via Ned Resnikoff , a fascinating, depressing, tale of journalism today. Alexandra Kimball hits all the key points, really, including why a...

Never mind, never mind

-"My roots, I don’t dye. I used to dye the tips. I think they call it a balayage: it’s painted-on bleach that they put just into the en...

Convenience, onions

Recently, once again looking for cooking inspiration, I turned to the Bittman Minimalist videos. I got some ideas, but was mostly distracted...