milk & honey

This past November, on our second anniversary, my boyfriend Andy and I went to the Lyric Diner, a cozy joint on 23rd Street in Manhattan. He ordered a turkey burger and I ordered chicken fingers. Outside, it was raining. Inside, … Read More

There's only one way to get out of the obligation to give your friends wedding presents: They have to divorce within a year of the wedding. Rather than waiting to see if the marriage lasts, try these five usual gift … Read More

I dread wedding season, and not for the reason you’re thinking. I love seeing my friends get married, and if the ten invitatations I got last summer are any indication, I’m a good guest. The problem for me—and for the … Read More

1.) You must be willing to ask for what you want. 2.) Successful negotiators must be good listeners 3.) You must be comfortable with conflict 4.) Be prepared. 5.) Take "no" as a starting point for negotiating rather than an … Read More

Tired of people emailing you articles about “hipster Judaism”? Ever get the feeling they’re all the same article repeated ad infinitum? Now’s your chance to write your own. Just fill in the blanks below, sign your name and mail the … Read More

This is a book column. So I’ll start with the book. The Quincunx, by Charles Palliser, comprises 788 pages of dense type, black-and-white maps, and family trees. Its dust jacket is glossy black, the letters marbleized gold. The page edges … Read More

I should warn you that this article contains full frontal male nudity. But please, control yourself; there will be no soft-lit oohs and aahs, no writhing in ecstasy—just a man stripped down, and alone, at his most naked before God … Read More