I had a major brain cramp the other night--but was relieved to discover I wasn't alone. For a half-hour, I searched my apartment for a bag of Chex Mix I...
"The whole world is out there searching for something to believe in. . . . I don't believe for a second that people have given up hope. Just the fact...
One recent chilly morning, I wrapped my greyhounds in their light winter coats for the first time. As they shuffled down the street looking like bony old men in bathrobes...
When I think of the job hazards of working at a Borders bookstore, I imagine going into debt because of all the bargains. Or maybe getting paper cuts or sore...
"It's a way for people to fit in. It's better for teens to fit in by using slang than by doing drugs." --David Burke, known as "Slangman," had a word...
I have a way with kids. And it was never more obvious than during a recent trip to the grocery store. I was wandering through the aisles when I spotted...
"We need to do everything we can to lower the number of animals euthanized. First and foremost is neutering dogs and cats. That's not only the humane thing to do,...
Sociologist Michael Kimmel suggests that bars in college towns place this message on urinal splash guards: "You hold the power to stop rape in your hand." Most colleges tackle date...
Now that Wheaton College has OK'd school dances, we bet more students wish they had spent weekends sneaking out to Chicago clubs to practice their moves. The new policy for...
Just because it's almost flu and cold season, with all that nose-running and blowing, that doesn't mean one has to be a drip about it. So we sniffed out Nose...