And by "social conservatives," I mean, specifically, persons who oppose homosexual relationships or, at least, same-sex marriage. Here 's Dennis Prager's much-mocked Townhall column. He says things like "Wh…
It's everywhere, apparently. I'm not sensitive enough to chords to be able to hear things like this on my own (though it helps me a lot to know that a suspect progression can be tested by seeing if you can sing "What…
I followed my 2 sons into B-Side Records, which was full of shoppers. I counted 15, all men. When did music shopping become such a heavily male activity?
"... toward a fascination with objects, patterns, mechanical systems, at the expense of social development. A bias toward the mother moves the growing brain along what the researchers call the psychotic spectrum, toward hype…
Wow! Incredibly tame. Maybe because, as you can see from this video -- once you make it past the man in shorts -- the City of Madison put 200 cops on State Street: The Wisconsin State Journal reports: Freakfest started as an att…
This study indicates that focus on the gender gap in wages is wrong: If you divide workers into four groups -- men with traditional attitudes, men with egalitarian attitudes, women with traditional attitudes and women with egali…
Supposedly, according to some study. I'm mainly posting this because I think it's a good setup for punchlines and other comedy. I'm putting my "funny in the comments" tag on this. Please don't disappoin…
Michelle Goldberg opines on "Clinton dead-enders and the crisis in the women's movement." Presumably, "anti-feminist" = anti-abortion. Amy Sullivan asks "Why Didn't More Women Vote for Hillary?&q…
Apparently not! ADDED: Since the Metafilter moderator Cortex is being given such a hard time both in the comments here and at the link —where he is participating using the deplorable "wall of text" approach to argumenta…
Emily Bazelon wants to talk about infidelity: Like everything else about male sexuality, the male desire to lie with another woman is boringly uncomplicated. But why do women have affairs? The judgment of literature ( Anna Karen…
Dr. Helen got sick of carrying a purse , but finds it hard to edit down to just a wallet. She asks for advice. I was a staunch purse-avoider for many years. I was over 40 before I started carrying a purse and even then, I did it …
... wrinkle assessment. AND: Make sure to click through to the story about the "fresh-faced" men. The original photos might be funnier that the caricatures at the first link. Did you know Kirk Douglas looks "years…
"It has the tonal quality of something being dropped on the floor, something heavy and damp-ish. Waterlogged paper towel. Fred." Is the Washington Post smoking pot again? IN THE COMMENTS: Simon asks, astutely: "Wha…
Ellen Goodman ponders the political blogosphere: [T]he liberal political bloggers mimic the conservative talk-show hosts. The chief messengers are overwhelmingly men -- white men, even angry white men... Markos Moulitsas, founder…
John Tierney writes about a University of Texas study: After asking nearly 2,000 people why they’d had sex, [Cindy M. Meston and David M. Buss,] have assembled and categorized a total of 237 reasons... [which they sort into] four…
I'm seeing the same thing in two different places this morning, so let me bring it to your attention. (Only very mild spoilers ahead.) Here 's Stephen Bainbridge: I think the ending was absolutely in keeping with the teno…