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Fickle-Down Economics

Standards are our tool for narrowing down what we want, from lunch to love

by Amy Alkon November 4, 2020June 12, 2025

Fickle-Down Economics I’m a 29-year-old straight woman. I recently came to the odd conclusion that I have no idea what I want in a man. Over the past few years, I’ve been dating a variety of guys and hoping they’ll be right for me, and it’s not working. Some turn out to be nice guys, […]

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Pearl’s Puzzle- Week of Nov. 2

This week’s puzzle

Stark, PearlNovember 2, 2020January 4, 2023

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Power Ploys

Let’s face it: Trump has no plans to concede if he looses

by Jen Sorensen October 28, 2020July 25, 2023

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This Modern World—week of October 29

Trump Tower of Terror

by Tom Tomorrow October 28, 2020January 4, 2023

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Matt Wuerker—Week of October 29

Planet Trump

by Matt Wuerker October 28, 2020July 4, 2024

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At Debt’s Door

The neural tentacles of your habit will weaken, as will the clutches of your compulsion

by Amy Alkon October 28, 2020February 6, 2024

At Debt’s Door Quarantine’s been weighing on me, and I’ve been making a lot of unnecessary purchases. I know I need to stop wasting money, but I just keep ordering thing after thing. How can I get that satisfaction from buying something without actually buying it? —Going Broke We humans are ever-failing self-disciplinarians, two-legged weasels […]

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Free Will Astrology—Week of October 29

Don’t allow a longing for impossible perfection to derail your commitment to doing what’s right

by Rob Brezsny October 28, 2020January 4, 2023

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio politician Joe Biden wasn’t my first choice for President of the United States. During the selection process, I championed his opponents Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But now I support Biden wholeheartedly. He has several policies I don’t agree with, but on the other hand I know it’s critical that […]