Divorce

On Parenting and Divorce

Alysia Ames February 23, 2024

I remain extremely skeptical that trapping people in unwanted marriages will lead to the stable homes for...

Marriage is Good, Actually

Mike Coté March 28, 2023

I fervently hope that this anti-marriage sect on the right is completely unrepresentative, but I fear it...

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Killjoy! The Son’s Engagement

Clare Briggs May 3, 2021

So many marriages end in divorce.

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Killjoys vs Marriage

Clare Briggs March 1, 2021

Taking the joy out of a family engagement.

Saturday Spins: Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love

Christopher Bradley September 19, 2020

The Boss decided to look inward in the summer and fall of 1987 after his marriage to...

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Sealing A Brewkettle In Plastic On Valentine’s Day

Burt Likko February 14, 2018

A garage sale completes the ironic tableau.

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Poor Partners

Burt Likko February 16, 2014

In classical art, you almost never see Athena and Aphrodite depicted together. There's a reason for that,...

Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…