Monthly archive October, 2011
New Study Investigates Teenage Friendships

New Study Investigates Teenage Friendships

  A new study by Niobe Way, a professor of adolescent psychology at New York University, published in her book “Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendships and the Crisis of Connection” (Harvard University Press), found that teenage males who abandon their close relationships with their male peers often become emotionally disconnected men who long for adult relationships....
Mindy Kaling's Thoughts on Men and Boys

Mindy Kaling’s Thoughts on Men and Boys

Recently, comedy writer Mindy Kaling wrote a piece for Glamour magazine in which she talks about her experience/bad habit of dating boys rather than men. While the piece was written for mostly comedy, she makes some interesting differentials between the two: Until I was 30, I dated only boys. I’ll tell you why: Men scared...
Old School Baseball Caps Made in America

Old School Baseball Caps Made in America

In honor of the baseball playoffs, I want to bring to attention the awesomeness that is: AMERICAN NEEDLE This company makes some of the coolest hats of all time for the true baseball fan. I’m not talking about sequins and trendy colors with tons of logos and that stupid sticker on the bill. No, I’m...
How to (Not) Be a Gentleman

How to (Not) Be a Gentleman

Now, usually I don’t give a lot of credence to pop culture’s definitions of what it means to be a gentleman. However, when a show comes on called “How to be a Gentleman” I sort of need to watch that. Regretfully, I followed through… almost. I made it to about 20 minutes in, and I had...
Local Wineries And You

Local Wineries And You

This weekend I went to my local winery for their annual “Grape Day” open house. While I was there, I realized that local wineries offer a community an extremely interesting forum for interaction. While I am lucky enough to live in a region of the country for good grape growth, not everyone has this luxury,...