A neighborhood goes after a loud musician, but refuses to intervene in a violent domestic dispute. Why are abuse and harassment such odd blind spots in our society?
Archives for 2010
200 Years of World Health and Wealth in Four Minutes
It’s amazing how simply data can be represented, but even more amazing how far the world has advanced over the past 200 years. Rosling gives us cause for hope—in more ways than one.
Wikileaks’ Office Batcave
“If Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to turn himself into a Bond villain, he’s succeeded.”
The 10 at 10: December 6
Beard hats, overly friendly Santas, and the ultimate gift for used-underwear connoisseurs: today’s 10 at 10.
The Apocalypse Dad
How come it takes the end of the world to bring out the good fathers on TV?
Ten things I've learned from funk music
If you have ants in your pants, then you need to dance. If you have hot pants, they are probably smoking. And you definitely need to dance. If you are on that thing, you need to get up off of it. Shit! Goddamn! Get off your ass and jam! When I find a vacant booty,…
The Triumph of the Brute
Through his reviews of two novels—Franzen’s “Freedom” and Percy’s “The Wilding”—Andrew Ladd argues that modern men ought to embrace “the rougher side of masculinity.”
My Dad, My Hero
I suddenly had visions of him accepting an Oscar and thanking the biggest influence in his life: me.
Stop and Smell the Scotch
The last time you looked in the mirror, what did you see?
I Had a Dream
What do our hopes teach our kids about their own futures?
Life Advice: A Letter to My Younger Self
This year I turned 40, and along with the realization that I’m now middle-aged (ack!) came some meditations on the life lessons I’ve learned so far.
Rockdrive 2010: Our Favorite Musical Charity Event of the Day
“Rockdrive is a new twist on the concert charity. The goal is to put a magnifying glass over the issues affecting the local community, but to do it on a global scale.”
Get the Poop
In this installment of “Love, Recorded,” Cathreen is still pregnant and Matt does whatever she tells him.
Ten things I’ve learned from living in Brooklyn
The place Mos Def, Jay Z, Biggie, and ODB grew up is different than the BedStuy of today. For instance: more white people. Gentrification greatly changes the culture of a neighbourhood. It can be good (reducing violent crime), and it can be bad (displacing long-time residents). Block parties are real, and they are amazing. There…
Superdad on ‘Boys and Porn’
If Shulgan is talking about harmless fetishes, then he has a point.
The Infidelity Gene
I don’t care if there is a physiological propensity for cheating.