Swim
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we instruct you on the basics of swimming, with many of the most popular strokes explained in detail. Except for the double-trudgen--because come on.
Andrew Womack
We are Mainly Ians & Ans
Last week we published a link in our headlines wherein we used the word “Indianaian” to describe a person from Indiana. This, according to our eagle-eyed copy editor, Kate Schlegel, was a misspelling; we should have actually used “Indianian.” (The default dictionary in Microsoft Word, on a third hand,
Home Surgery
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we show you how to mend common household wounds with a handful of band-aids, a bottle of ipecac, and a healthy dose of resolve.
Hugs Without Love
Saturday, 3:00 p.m., Washington Square Park [clean-looking man wearing a tight T-shirt rushes over; he’s not making eye contact] “Would you like a hug today?” “No thanks.” [he rushes off, still no eye contact, approaches other passersby with the same offer] [a woman zips out,
The Charlatans, Up at the Lake
The lead singer of the U.K.-based Charlatans, Tim Burgess, has lived in L.A. since 1998. The band’s two most recent albums have met a lukewarm reception by both critics and the public alike. It’s long been rumored that the steam’s gone, the momentum’s
The Deli After Work
‘Listen, I gave you a twenty!’ The clerk takes a step backwards. ‘No, you didn’t. You gave me a ten. This is it right here.’ ‘No, you switched it out. You took my twenty, and now you’re showing me a ten!’ the guy shot back. ‘You pocketed it!
Online Loving & Andy Kaufman
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we show how to turn online friendship into internet love, and expose the truth behind Andy Kaufman's return.
Assorted Randomness
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we explain why it's not a good idea to name your baby after a month, what the opposite of brown is, and exactly who that is wandering the bike path.
Morrissey, You are the Quarry
Morrissey has never seemed more relevant. The glory days of the Smiths are long, long gone, in fact are a preferred distant memory for the Moz himself, given recent court battles with ex-bandmates Mike Joyce and bassist Andy Rourke. And as we all know: When bands hit the barrister’
English
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we illustrate, exhibit, and display how proper editing makes English all that more the understandable.