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The Frisky: Occupy Modern Love

Dozens of protesters gathered outside The New York Times building on Eighth Avenue last night to protest the no-comment policy of the newspaper’s weekly Modern Love column. “The Times is suppressing free speech,” said Jax123, who, like many of the protesters, prefers to be called by his screen name. “And since we aren’t allowed to […]

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Motherlode: Watching the World Cup, and Watching Children See Dishonesty Pay Off

What do you tell your children when cheaters win? If you’re watching the World Cup like we are with our 6-year-old Cai, then you’re probably confronting this dilemma. In our house where three out of four of us (excluding me) hold a British passport, we rooted for the English team. During the first round, we […]

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Jewish Chronicle: How to be an Alien on Earth

In my early 20s, I fantasised about getting paid to write fiction. I imagined I’d get a job that involved little work but required me to sit in front of a computer all day. I’d write my first novel while taking home a paycheck. Here was the equation I believed to be true: Time+Paycheck=Novel. I […]

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Trop: Worrying Articles that the New York Times Website has “Recommended for You”

      WELL An Endless Cycle of Failed Diets WORST OF BREED Basset Hound Voted Stupidest Dog BUSINESS Housing Slump Forces Cuts at a Company Town VIDEO When Sex Leaves the Marriage MAGAZINE How Did Sleep Become So Nightmarish? Continue Reading

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The Hairpin: Signs I Want You To Leave My House After I’ve Hosted You for Dinner

I’m vacuuming. I haven’t smiled since the chive blinis with creme fraiche*. I haven’t refilled your wineglass for the last hour and when you ask me for some water I say, “No.” I’ve shared with you the main tenets of Chinese Ancient Wisdom for Healthy Sleep, which prescribes one to be asleep by 10 o’clock […]

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McSweeneys: The Man with the Yellow Hat Goes to Therapy

June 20, 2039 I did call up Mrs. Needleman, just as we discussed. I said, “Would you like to go on a date?” No ambiguity, no vague plans she could misinterpret. So I don’t think you could make the claim that I’m avoiding intimacy this time. I admit I forgot what you advised about going […]