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Matt Wuerker—Week of January 20
Scientists discover the squishiest, most pliable thing in the universe
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Free Will Astrology—Week of January 13
In accordance with astrological omens in 2022, Capricorn, I believe moss should be your role model
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Capricorn biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer wrote a meditative book about moss. It was her response to questions she had been wondering about: Why has this inconspicuous plant persevered for 350 million years? While so many other species have gone extinct, why has moss had staying power through all the Earth’s climate […]
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Needy Gonzales
Bad boys often become teaching tools for the women who’ve been burned by them
I‘ve saved some of your columns about how women evolved to seek successful men who seem commitment-minded (more likely to stick around and provide). I’ve noticed that women in pop culture (movies and books I’ve read) constantly choose the bad boy (the “jerk”) over the guy next door (the “nice guy”). This doesn’t seem to […]
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Downward Doghouse, Save The Inundate
Spines are not to be grown promiscuously
Downward Doghouse There’s a woman in my yoga class I’d like to ask out. Though she’s friendly to me, I worry that this could lead to awkwardness in class if she rejects me or if we date but things go poorly. I have a two-year relationship with this class — much longer than my fantasy […]
