Devin Rose

My most recent upstairs neighbor worked the late shift. That meant he would be at work while I was home in the evening savoring the quiet. It also meant he...

Get your hands on "How to Massage Your Cat" (Chronicle Books, $12.95) by Alice M. Brock (who, by the way, is the Alice of Alice's Restaurant, made famous by folk...

"Hey, don't kick a gift horse in the mouth!" --Actress Ida Leigh Curtis talked to Q about the resourcefulness shown by her character, Ulla the receptionist, in the musical "The...

You know you should work out, but sometimes your heart's just not in it. What do you want your workouts to be, a religious experience? For those who answer yes,...

"Sex Toys 101: A Playfully Uninhibited Guide" (Simon & Schuster, $16) has a delightfully decadent motto: "One world, under lube, with vibrators and dildos for all." With such a patriotic...

"I always wanted to be a tour pro. Not necessarily for the fame and fortune--I just really like the idea of selling advertising space on my clothes." --Mark "Moose" Farnham...

"If tomorrow is your last day, and you spend it in anger and resentment against someone you care about, what a waste of time. I wonder how many days and...

Often left out of the platitudes about forgiveness is a realistic look at its role in the face of grave and scarring wrongs. In such cases, the questions for many...

When Chicago was neck-deep in the sanitation workers' strike, a woman and a little boy were walking down a trash-packed alley in my North Side neighborhood. The woman, sniffing and...

"Every time you encounter someone asking for change, you make a series of judgments. Does this person deserve it? Did he ask me nicely? Do I believe that he was...