Chris McNamara

You've got to give them credit--anybody who would respond to a casting call for geeky guys has got to have gumption. We're at Claire Simon Casting, 1512 N. Fremont St.,...

Lauren Frances of Los Angeles claims an intimate knowledge of the male psyche that she uses to educate fellow females on what she labels "manhandling." We at the Guy Page...

The Chocolate Cake Sutra Ingredients for a Sweet Life by Geri Larkin (Harper San Francisco $22.95) Geri Larkin abandoned the business world to become a Buddhist monk, a process that...

Well, we're halfway through the two-week Super Bowl hype orgy, with media from around the world grinding away so hard they ought to be administered lube. As of today the...

101 Things NOT to Do Before You Die by Robert W. Harris (Thomas Dunne, $12.95 paper) It's a self-help book, disguised as a self-preservation manual, written in the light tone...

I Want It Now Navigating Childhood in a Materialistic World by Donna Bee-Gates (Palgrave, $24.95) It should surprise few that in our materialistic society, children adopt the same negative behaviors...

Warning: This is a column about a museum exhibit. Now, if you're the type of guy who'd sooner juggle venomous snakes or sit through a screening of "Miss Potter" than...

How to Spell Like a Champ by Barrie Trinkle, Carolyn Andrews, Paige Kimble (Workman, $10.95 paper) Spelling is hard; just ask the authors--all affiliated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee--who...

Moving On Dump Your Relationship Baggage and Make Room for the Love of Your Life by Russell Friedman and John W. James (M. Evans, $12.95 paper) Authors Friedman and James...

If you're under 40, you likely grew up with LL Cool J, a rap pioneer who transitioned into a respectable actor. In his latest incarnation, the 38-year-old married father of...