I consider myself a bathroom aficionado. How I came to hold the crown of  “king of bathrooms” stems from my perfect pedigree. A Roth-ian Jewish upbringing, coupled with an early diagnosis of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, ensured that the bathroom would be my domain. The struggle for…

New Yorkers ask for a lot: luxury apartments in Manhattan, sprawling summer homes in the Hamptons, a baseball team with a $200 million dollar payroll, three terms for the mayor. All I’m asking for is an American version of the Japanese Super Toilet.

Since the dawn of time, Japan has outdone…

“When in doubt, take a bath.” -Mae West

Everyone fancies himself a bathroom philosopher. Whether it’s formulating bathroom etiquette (e.g. “If it’s brown flush it down; if it’s yellow let it mellow”) or concocting a novel while sitting on the toilet, most people stick to the notion that…