The End of Courtship?

The End of Courtship?

By Alex Williams | Maybe it was because they had met on OkCupid. But when the dark-eyed musician with artfully disheveled hair asked Shani Silver, a social media and blog manager in Philadelphia, out on a “date” Friday night, she was expecting at least a drink, one on...
Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby?

Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby?

By Eric Metaxas | The online ad opens with a shot of an African American actor, Mehcad Brooks, sitting in a chair, holding a drink in one hand and a red rose in the other. And then he speaks directly to the camera.  “Oh, hey, baby, did you think I forgot? …. How could...
Reading Writers I Can’t Stand, pt. 2

Reading Writers I Can’t Stand, pt. 2

By Maria Bustillos | Here is the second and final post of this piece from The New Yorker | Once we are persuaded of the authenticity and quality of the author’s message, it remains for the reader either to contend or to submit. Moment by moment, an engaged reader will...