Books
Everybody Knows: The Novels of Leonard Cohen
Itâs common wisdom that Leonard Cohen is more than just a singer-songwriter: heâs also a poet, a sage, even a religious figure. âLeonard is this almost prophetic voice in music for me. Heâs got this almost Biblical significance and authority,â … Read More
The Jewish Body, Part 3: The Nose Jobs
So, we know that Gentile men have long been drawn to exotic Jewish beauty, the lure of the other. But what about the reverse? From Samson’s fatal attraction to Delilah to Seinfeld and his (all Jewish) buddies nattering on about … Read More
Why Jewish Chicks Swallow
“I know this girl, and she’d be perfect for you,” I said to a single man-friend, “except, she has a cat.” Normally, I’d never include such information, but I’ve wised up and realize today’s man, as eager as he might … Read More
Grumpy Old Man: An Interview with ‘Sissy Nation’ author John Strausbaugh
Sissy Nation: How America Became a Culture of Wimps and Stoopits (Virgin Books, on sale February 6) is one of the funniest books you will ever read — if you aren’t a sissy. Author John Strausbaugh, a contributor to the … Read More
What the Angry Atheists Get Wrong
Recent polemics by proud and angry atheists have gotten many of usâfaithful and skeptical alikeâthinking better of belief in God. Books like Sam Harrisâs Letter to a Christian Nation, Richard Dawkinsâs The God Delusion, and most recently, Christopher Hitchensâs God … Read More
The Best of Harry Potter Fan Fiction
I have a sick fascination with fan fiction, those often epic-novels written by ardent fans of movies, television shows, books, boy bands, video games and, strangely, real people. Itâs not simply that Iâm interested in the intense fandom exhibited by … Read More
A Better Shakespearean Sonnet for Valentine’s Day
With all due respect to Robert Pinsky, it’s not often that Shakespeare’s glorious sequence to “W.H.” is credited with lesbian overtones. Here’s one example of suspected girle-on-girle action, at least according to the excellent Stephen Booth’s annotated Sonnets. What potions … Read More
Day 1 (Dennis Prager): Why Are Atheists So Angry?
From: Dennis Prager To: Sam Harris Subject: The Faith of Disbelief There is one thing you and I agree on, Sam. You write that you are âquite sure that we need only use words like âreason,â âcommon sense,â âevidence,â and … Read More
