Kate’s wonderful post on the somewhat lost art of getting absorbed in an activity — deliberately not multi-tasking (unitasking? monotasking?) — nudged me closer to a decision I… more →
Shapely Prosewrote 1 week ago: Dear Captain Awkward, Not wanting everyone all up in your business: a cultural history. Seven weeks … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Hello, Awkward People! I have two pieces of news for you. 1) Sometime today this humble blog receive … more →
wrote 11 months ago: Retarded. I have tried to avoid using the word stupid to refer to others because it says little othe … more →
wrote 2 years ago: More treats from the Peach tree! … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Kate’s wonderful post on the somewhat lost art of getting absorbed in an activity — deli … more →
wrote 2 years ago: If you haven’t been over to the SP Ning community in a while, you might be interested in the c … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Apparently, Randy Michaels, the CEO of Tribune Co. here in Chicago, has issued a list to the reporte … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Some time back, to the horror of concern trolls everywhere, we provided you with a license to eat ta … more →
wrote 2 years ago: According to the Vancouver Sun, there’s a new way to torture yourself through dieting. Literal … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Have you seen Hipster Puppies yet? I am pretty sure it is why the gods invented Tumblr. I can’ … more →
wrote 2 years ago: America lost a great voice this weekend: the poet Lucille Clifton died. She was 73 years old. Clifto … more →
wrote 2 years ago: It will surprise few people who pay attention to American politics that Sarah Palin is a world-class … more →
wrote 2 years ago: So apparently there is some kind of football game going on this weekend? I know this for two reasons … more →
wrote 2 years ago: There was a time, when I was a teenager and in my early twenties, when I used to think about fashion … more →
wrote 2 years ago: It’s nothing most of our readers haven’t seen before, but Newsweek has a refresher cours … more →
wrote 2 years ago: As those of you on Ravelry know, I’m kind of an obsessive knitter. I mostly do scarves, hats, … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Those of you who hopped on our Golden Globe live-blogging adventure on Sunday (which was way, way mo … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I hate this ad. Doesn't this make you want to... buy a dress? I stood waiting for a bus the othe … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Kate writes a mash note to Gabourey Sidibe of Precious, who could not be any more fabulous if she wa … more →