Received an e-mail from Michael James Keane, a reader of this blog, who asked me to check out an essay he wrote about the argument that homosexuality is natural/unnatural. I thought his point was a fantastic one … asked if I could run the piece here. Michael agreed, and I’m

Nothing says “Great political mind” like comparing modern issues to slavery. Rick Barber’s the man! (And, of course, he’s from Alabama)

Here’s a guarantee: If not this year, then in 2011 Tiki Barber will make an NFL comeback. If you haven’t heard, his TV career seems just about dead. According to the New York Post, Barber’s contract with NBC Sports to work as an NFL sideline reporter was not renewed and

So for the past few weeks I’ve been going to see a podiatrist in Yonkers. He’s a nice old man, and he seems to know whereof he speaks when it comes to feet. Yet his office is a pig’s hole. Seriously, seriously gross. The ceilings are water damaged, with brown

Earlier this year my sister in law, a lovely woman with two kids and a dog who jumps atop tables, took in a foreign exchange student with no place to live. The kid was a high school senior from Thailand, and Leah (my sis in law) felt bad for his

Today is Gay Pride Day across America. In its honor, I urge any parents or friends or family members who have rejected someone who is gay to wake the hell up. Being gay isn’t a choice—it’s who you are. And gays and lesbians should be embraced and loved and respected

Evan Longoria ripped into B.J. Upton after the Rays’ center fielder half-assed a ball to the wall. I applaud him for this. I’ve covered enough professional sports to say—factually—that many times these guys go at less than full speed. They’re paid huge guaranteed salaries (not in the NFL, but elsewhere),

First-ever poll question here. Would love to hear all responses, as well as the reasoning behind them … Would you rather live until the age of 90, or have eternal life? Take into account the following factors for this particular scenario: • Your eternal years would be healthy ones. •

Nah, not really. I was thinking about this today, following America’s heartbreaking—yet deserved—2-1 loss to Ghana. At the conclusion of such events, commentators near and far ineviatbly talk about how this team will be remembered; how soccer will catch fire in the U.S.; how Landon Donovan and Tim Howard and

I occassionally work in the Starbucks in Scarsdale. It’s a nice place—clean, regular group of customers, an odd-yet-entertaining sexual thing going on with a few of the people. I disgress. The problem with Scarsdale is simple: Snobbery. Too many of the residents are snobbed—entitled wealthy white people who never pick