Can You Force Your Children to Watch ‘Star Wars’ Stuff?
B: I noticed you are writing from Ottawa, so my overriding concern is that you might be making that famous… Read More »Can You Force Your Children to Watch ‘Star Wars’ Stuff?
Secret Tunnels, Bunkers and Arsenals: The ‘Panic Industry’ Is Booming
Fortifying the American home has become big business, selling an endless supply of paranoia.
What Was That Strange Asian Child Doing in the ‘Severance’ Office?
Watching this strange corporate poppet float around all season long, injecting scenes with an aura of ominous efficiency and little… Read More »What Was That Strange Asian Child Doing in the ‘Severance’ Office?
‘The Interview’: Dr. Lindsay Gibson on ‘Emotionally Immature’ Parents
We live in a culture permeated by therapy, one in which people are eager to apply psychotherapeutic concepts to themselves… Read More »‘The Interview’: Dr. Lindsay Gibson on ‘Emotionally Immature’ Parents
I Need an Egg Donor. Can I Ask a Former Student?
Although I’ve always wanted children, I didn’t meet my husband until I was 40. I had frozen my eggs, but… Read More »I Need an Egg Donor. Can I Ask a Former Student?
My Husband Has Dementia. Can I Put Him in a Home and Move to Europe?
My husband of 52 years was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 10 years ago. Currently I am a full-time caregiver. I… Read More »My Husband Has Dementia. Can I Put Him in a Home and Move to Europe?
Lessons From Germany on a Better Bratwurst
We spent the week in Jockgrim, Germany, under my fiancé’s great-aunt Margit’s roof. Every morning, before we woke, Margit bicycled… Read More »Lessons From Germany on a Better Bratwurst
The One Place on Social Media That Still Feels Human
Earlier this year, I was thumbing through Facebook Marketplace when I came across a “fire piano” for sale. I clicked… Read More »The One Place on Social Media That Still Feels Human