Despite knowing I should play the field more, I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it. I was recently hanging out with a girl named Pam. I could tell I liked her because I got into a good mood whenever she texted/talked to me. While I was hanging out with Pam, I went […]
Remember language classes, where the teacher attempted to steer you away from translating between languages word-for-word? Well, I really sucked at learning foreign languages. I couldn’t grasp the idea that I had to just immerse myself into the language and stop thinking of everything in English terms. Women and men certainly speak different languages. Most […]
I was surprised to see a recent article about The Standard Hotel in NYC’s Meat Packing District. Apparently, the hotel is a haven for people who want to live out their fantasies. It’s a place for exhibitionists to show off their wares in the windows. One of my friends is pretty wild. She once had […]
beyond foto My editor sent mea fascinating story about the business behind the site Ashley Madison. For those of you who are not familiar with the site, its mission is to provide people seeking affairs the environment to pursue the fantasy.It’s a dating site where cheaters meet (online first) and later in person. My knee-jerk […]
Lovelies: Over the weekend, I did the party-dance: I left Shindig #1 because the two people I’d gone with were ready to take off–though I wouldn’t have minded an excuse to stick around longer–and decided to swing by Throw-Down #2, even though I hadn’t been planning to, because hey, it was still early. The friends […]
Sarah Lyall is like an American Jane Goodall, but instead of mist she’s got fog, and instead of apes she’s got a more inscrutable species: Englishmen. A reporter for the New York Times, Lyall has lived among the repressed wit-machines for 13 years — even married one — and writes about them in her new […]
Over at Salon the other day, writer Mary Elizabeth Williams was complaining about a new trend: sexy Hollywood ladies who try to pretend their geeks in order to ingratiate themselves with the geeky viewing public. As Williams writes: “There was a time when ‘nerdy’ was the last word a starlet would want associated with her […]
A Massachusetts-based startup, Boston Microfluidics, is developing an affordable, over-the-counter STD test that could be used to detect common STDs quickly. According to Forbes, the company is developing a test which would be approximately the size of a travel toothbrush and deliver results almost instantly. While the test could help stop the spread of STDs, […]
