Mellified man.

Yesterday at Borders, I got completely absorbed reading " Stiff ," by Mary Roach. I happened to open it up in the middle, which is...

The Aileen Wuornos documentary.

Speaking of documentaries, I recently watched the DVD of " Aileen - Life and Death of a Serial Killer " which is truly harrowing. ...

The most eagerly anticipated movie in years.

Not since " Waking Life " have I wanted to see a new movie as much as "Some Kind of Monster," about which there is a nic...

The mellow side of Trent Lott.

Deborah Solomon interviews Trent Lott in the NYT Magazine: How do you feel about gay men adopting and raising children? It's so importa...

"I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life/Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone."

Is the title of Bill Clinton's autobiography based on the Billy Joel song with the same title? (Hey, Billy Joel should go all Ray Bradb...

Can Clinton help us love Kerry?

In today's NYT, John Tierney conveys an expert psychologist's advice to John Kerry. The expert is Drew Westen, a psychologist at Em...

The mystery of the humps: learning to love the valley.

The previous post reminds me of something very important about doing well on law school exams (at least mine). Frequently, students interpre...