My dear friends Suzanne and Alex Elliott had a brilliant idea last year: let's publish an anthology of first menstruation stories! As soon as they asked for entries, I got busy writing. Unfortunately, the idea fell by the wayside. Go read Suzanne's explanation here: Here is Suzanne with the iconic S...

so..i took a picture of myself the other day and noticed that the bags under my eyes are hideous. the skin looks so loose and dark and wrinkly.. i never noticed it in the past, so i am thinking it could be b.c. of my diet. i got my wisdom teeth out over a week ago and have been limited in what i cou...

Filed under: Style in the News, Skin Care, Beauty Tips Can a cellulite cream really work in nine minutes? Wait, can a cellulite cream really work at all? That's what Green Island Labs' Adonia LegTone serum is claiming, and not only did they sell out within seven days of launching in the United State...

There are not a lot of books I find stimulating enough to deserve the 'full roll out' review and dialogue with, but Andy Crouch's new book Culture-Making is one of them. I am currently working on a little book in my Kingdom series for Eerdmans (the first is out next month and entitled Imminent Domai...

After a rocky start that is becoming increasingly common for the company, Dell has now officially made its new Mini 10 netbook available for order. The snazzy little netbook first appeared on the site for pre-order a few days ago, then it became available for order, then the pricing changed a few ti...

So I've got alot of stuff I need to sell, mostly manga, but also some DVD's and VHS's. I would prefer if manga were bought as the entire series, but it's not a requirement. Same for DVD's, but again, not a requirement. Shipping prices will be calculated once I know where I'm shipping stuff to. I wil...

Leonard Pinth-Garnell here... ...Bringing you yet another installment of Bad Femnist Blogging: The Amanda Marcotte Edition. Sentence #1: A rape culture is a funhouse mirror version of the anti-choice culture’s attitudes about abortion. 16 words. I defy anyone to make sense of the above sentence. S...

To listen to William Elliott Whitmore, the listener inevitably focuses on the striking grandfatherly tenor of his voice. Without a doubt, it is the most striking thing about his music. Nonetheless, the old-timey imagery and arrangements complement the voice nicely. For his fourth album, Whitmore has...

Here is your single's love horoscopefor Thursday, February 12: All this inner talk is very interesting, but if you don't share it with another person, it means nothing. Open up. If you're into this newfound hottie, lay it on the line. Or, don't hesitate to end this short-lived but dull fling. The mo...

A toxic force rises in Israel, says Jonathan Freedland, and he is right. Reading the latest deluge of articles on the Gaza war, on the attitude of the left toward Israel, on the elections I cannot help but feel intermittent waves of unpleasant odor(s) coming from two sides (not related in any way to...