Here is where feminism screwed up: It went from the right to go braless and demand equal pay to becoming a mode of study in higher education.... More >>

"Elixir" is one of my best-loved words, along with "pumpkin," "festoon," and "open-bar" (oh, hyphen-schmyphen). When I fantasize that I am on... More >>

There was a time when the Lingba Lounge at 18th and Connecticut had a hard time with its neighbors in the cozy li'l shire known as Potrero Hill.... More >>

I've mentioned before that sometimes I envy heroin addicts. Not for the whole monkey-on-me-back-Trainspotting-flesh-eating-bacteria thang, but... More >>

Once you reach a reasonable level of emotional maturity and happiness, it's natural to look back honestly on all your mistakes and maybe even... More >>

Addiction is one of those things that big thinkers have a lot of theories about, each one usually the complete opposite of the idea before it.... More >>

What is there to do but sit around and wait for the 19th Cheese? I know it's out there. I only hope that it will arrive in my lifetime. The... More >>

A little-known movie was released this year and then moved quietly yet quickly to DVD, Jenny McCarthy's Dirty Love. The nutty pinup wrote and... More >>

Considering how much I go out, I don't really get drunk very often. I know my limit. But this week I have been on vacation, and old friends have... More >>