There are three televisions in the men’s locker room at my gym. They are tuned to ESPN and CNBC at all times without exception. I assume that there are televisions…
Zach Wahls, a 19-year old engineering student who was raised by a lesbian couple, speaks against Iowa’s proposal to outlaw gay marriage. He is both succinct and brilliant. An unusual…
My daughter really loves her grandparents. When she hasn’t seen them for a few days, she’ll try to find anyway she can to communicate with them, including… picture frames?
A report on the possibility that “parental happiness is a psychological defense—a fiction we imagine to make all the hard stuff acceptable” opens with the following paragraph: Raising children is…
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines riot as: “In criminal law, a violent offense against public order involving three or more people.” This information would have been helpful in 1985 when I…
The Wall Street Journal reports that researchers found that girls aged 11 to 16 who played video games with a parent reported better behavior, more feelings of familial closeness and…
Catherine Price writes an amusing piece in Slate about her adventures trying to cook rabbit road kill that reminded me of two road kill stories from my own life. Yes.…
Seventy-one percent of Americans say television is one of their favorite forms of media, even as they consume it more and more on devices other than traditional TV sets, according…
I think I’ve found the perfect Valentine’s Day activity for Elysha and me. Seriously. Sure, we could eat dinner at her favorite restaurant. Or I could take her to a…
