My friend Mark e-mailed around this op-ed by writer Tim Kreider earlier this week. “Brilliant read,” he said. The Referendum(new york times, September 17th) Brilliant read was right. I strongly encourage you to peruse it yourself, but for purposes of maybe-you-have-a-lot-of-work-to-do-at-work-today, it’s about a man’s thoughts on how we personally choose to move through life, and how we view the choices of others relative to …

I developed this fairly well-rehearsed speech right before I moved to L.A. – partly out of necessity, though I only just figured out who exactly needed it. Everyone I encountered wanted to know why I was moving, how I was feeling, and when I’d come to this decision. By the time I was ready to move I’d perfected my lines to the point of answering …

Keeping it simple today with a round-up of interesting tid-bits, news stories, and new sites across the Internets. Miss Dani Rosen is visiting L.A. this week, so I’m otherwise occupied trying to prove that I know where I’m going, and how to park once I get there. The New York Times highlights the trend of niche online dating. – Compatibility is rooted in like interests, …

You may have heard about this “How to be a 20-something” article making its way around the Internets. The source is the blog Thought Catalog, a clean and simple site that publishes essay-style thoughts from accomplished writers across all genres. “How to be a 20-something” is written by Ryan O’Connell – one such 24-year-old, East Village-based contributor whose bio reads like this: Along with creating …