Joyce Maynard has made a kind of cottage industry out of her long-ago relationship with J.D. Salinger, who seduced her when she was a wunderkind of 18 and he a famous writer of 53 and then abruptly threw her out, … Continue reading →
NOTE: I thought everyone might enjoy a break from politics and world events, and so I’m recycling the following old post with some minor updating.] In an effort to boost my traffic, I am writing about breasts today. Small breasts. … Continue reading →
…Depot. [Hat tip: BenK at Ace’s.] [ADDENDUM: I sincerely hope the couple had been acquainted beforehand. And let me point out that this occurred at 8:40 AM, and that it gives new meaning to the term “shacking up.”]
Continue reading →Is there a solution to nagging? Just stop doing it, says Taffy Brodesser-Akner (that’s quite a moniker, by the way). For most people, easier said than not-done. But of course, I wouldn’t know. I never, never ever nag; I merely … Continue reading →
No, this is not the Onion: “As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have … Continue reading →
New Jersey has become the second state (California being the first) to ban so-called “conversion therapy” for those under 18: “Ex-gay” conversion is widely discredited and refuted by major mainstream psychological groups, such as American Psychological Association. In June, the … Continue reading →
The idea that hookup culture hurts both boys and girls, and both young men and young women, doesn’t seem strange or revolutionary to me; it seems obvious. But apparently it still needs highlighting, so I’ll highlight it by recommending this … Continue reading →
Kathleen Parker writes in her WaPo column that we should support Hillary Clinton because it will save the world. I kid you not: Here’s a thought: She [Hillary Clinton] can save the world… Let’s begin with a working (and provable) … Continue reading →
Power. Fame. Wealth. They can make an older man (or woman) look mighty attractive. And youth? Well, youth is rather attractive already, at least physically. And so: General Wesley Clark is divorcing his wife after 46 years citing her ”˜general … Continue reading →
……to articles like this one is: what about political changers like me? How do you explain us? Political preferences seem to come packaged with a whole set of other kinds of tastes, with liberals and conservatives having separate preferences when … Continue reading →
Highlighted at Instapundit: Girls commit dating violence as often as boys, studies show. “More girls ”“ 43 percent ”“ than boys ”“ 28 percent ”“ reported committing an act of physical dating violence, said researchers who are presenting their findings … Continue reading →
…because all the email spam I get about sluts advertises them as being “local.” Why? Aren’t sluts worth a little gas money and a bit of time?
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