Loyalty points

Sometime soon, a post on meritocracy, aristocracy, and the Stuyvesant cheating scandal. Till then: A few days ago was a real festival of che...

Yom sans kippa

In what appears to be an effort to alienate the much-discussed but let's face it not-so-populous community of European Jews who vote f...

"They keep it fresh"

Back in 2005 (!), I was shocked to learn that Japanese hair-straightening refers to the process by which ethnically Japanese women straight...

If I were dictator of NJ Transit, I would:

-Lower the prices by so very, very, much. -Insist on a week-long orientation in public transit, during which commuters ride the NYC subways ...

"[T]hey really cut out a lot of the hard work, time and sweat that I put into D.J.’ing."

I now have exactly the cold I should have seen coming given my invincible approach to public transportation (deciding hand sanitizer is all...

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...

Guilty as (over-)charged

Long, long ago, when I was a young'un, a recent college grad and newish grad student filled with energy and dreams, I wrote somewhat di...