My take on Gladwell is that he is good at assimilating a lot of disparate information and then packaging it tidily, but that doesn’t mean we have to take everything he says as the gospel. He takes us halfway to the truth, but it’s up to us to apply skepticism.

I cannot imagine killing my spouse and then having a desperate urge to still fuck them. I really do not understand how the male ego works at all. It’s horrifying.

I’ve started to wonder about the role that restaurant and takeout food play in this problem. Or maybe it’s just that we have this dizzying variety of food at our fingertips, and the chicken nuggets and pizza will always seem like a more attractive option. But if your kids are accustomed to home cooked vegetables on a…

Another exclusionary subsection of fans: Lifehacker dudes. I have stopped counting the number of times I have been told that Lifehacker is not for ladies. It seems absurd now because, with evergreen material, it makes sense to broaden Lifehacker’s horizons. But when it began it was more tech-centric. And by that logic…

Makes sense. He had a gorgeous head of hair. I don’t know the statistics, but I bet JFK was popular with lady voters.

The master of active engagement, and the person with the most formative practice of these ideas, was Gandhi. He believed in loving the sinner and hating the sin. That does not mean that you tolerate bad behavior. You confront it head on. Americans don’t know how to embrace conflict without embracing violence or…

I believe one of the key culprits is the junk food industry; specifically, but not limited to soda. Snacking on any of the foods with lots of sugar, salt, or fat, can change a person’s habits. People become accustomed to drinking Big Gulps, six packs of cola, and large bags of chips.

This is perfect, as I (quite seriously!) hate to let those last little spoonfuls of the mayo go to waste.

Ah! Thank you. That is a more specific answer and it makes sense.

Ah! Thank you. I was wondering about this. I’ve known for a long time that giving your pet cooked bones is a risk, but I’ve also assumed that there was a way around this. I’d love to find a way to rescue my scraps from the waste bin.

What about posts for friends only? Do they acquire data on that?

Don’t forget this: ICE abandoned 50 asylum seekers at a bus stop during Hurricane Harvey. Every criticism one might throw at police forces goes triple for ICE. They prey on the weak, split families apart, and now this. ICE deserves nothing but our contempt. Assuming we even make it out of this dark period in our…

I’ve heard that cheaper dog foods have more salt. Dogs will react to salty, cheap dog food the same way we might react to a bag of Doritos. It’s tasty, but maybe not the best nutrition, although this article specifically says otherwise.

The question I have is, what happens if you serve your pet the same meat that you eat? I’m told it’s bad to feed them the chicken and beef that we consume on a daily basis. Any thoughts or personal experiences?

I never get over the people in the comments section who, upon hearing terrible news rush to make it all about themselves. Prince died? SO DID MY DOG!! WHAT A COINKY DINK!!!

Notice that she went from predator to victim in 10 seconds. Swaggering and combative one minute, and outraged the next. When did Americans become so tacky?

I would take these things on a case-by-case basis. We should all be able to differentiate between a bad and a vindictive review. I remember looking through a bunch of reviews on waxing of all things. And one lady basically got blackballed for not being chatty enough by some of her customers. You’re getting hair…

Sounds like there is light at the end of the tunnel! Thanks for sharing your story. I had no idea that ODD could be so disruptive.

In all these health crazes of questionable value, what if you take them and then feel better? What if it’s a placebo effect and you know it? If it’s not actively harmful, and it makes you feel better, isn’t that worth something?

Nick, thank you for describing what I thought was a private, isolated experience: iTunes poisoning. I will never listen to music on iTunes again. It’s a bad product, and they can NEVER seem to get it right.

I swear to you, I stopped listening to music entirely because of it. I had a reasonably sized musical…