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From New York Magazine comes the Urban Etiquette Handbook, their guide to the “polite way to steal a cab, silence a bigot, decline a playdate with a bratty child, untangle yourself from a one-night stand, end an e-mail loop,” etc.…

It’s here again! I so enjoy the camaraderie, the national pride, the world spectacle of World Cup. And I, like many folks, wonder why the sport as a whole hasn’t caught on more in this country. My favorite World Cup…

I was inspired by Jefferson after a recent visit to Monticello. I have a print of his “Ten Rules for the Good Life” hanging on my wall at home. I’m inclined to share here: Never put off till tomorrow what…

Anyone who grew up in the south, especially in Texas, knows about Blue Bell ice cream. “The best ice cream in the country,” goes their jingle. It’s my favorite (especially Country Vanilla). So I was pleasantly surprised to see an…

Oh yes, finally I’m getting my butt in gear! As you can see, the site looks considerably different. I’ve redesigned the look, simplified the navigation, and done a lot on the back end to make things run better. It’s also…

Check out Pandora.com, where you can enter the names of artists or songs you like and the site will generate a radio stream of similar music. You can tell it whether you like the songs it chooses–to help “hone” your…

I read a great article in Scientific American’s Skeptic column called As Luck Would Have It. Give it a read–it’s short, and I found it pleasant and uplifting. As someone who thinks of myself as risk-averse, I still agree with…

How do you think the goat feels about all this?

This issue of cartoons inciting such a level of violence is awful. There seems to be nothing productive or enriching coming out of this controversy. No lessons learned. No discussion. It’s hard for me to believe that riots or fires…