Ever since Chesley Sullenberger landed a U.S. Airways plane in the Hudson River, the man has gotten plenty of attention. Here’s my favorite Sully moment: in mid-October, he was interviewed on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. A few minutes into the interview, Stewart pointed out that Sully had ditched the plane in the Hudson just blocks from the Daily Show’s studio in New York City, then asked: “Did you at any point, during the landing or anything like that, think to…

A.N. Wilson’s Our Times is the final volume in his ambitious trilogy discussing the whole of British history. In this third book, Wilson covers 1953-2008. His research, as noted by many others, isn’t great. He cites Wikipedia. In his discussion of Princess Diana and the effects of her death on Britain, Wilson trots out the terms “Dianology” and “Dianologists.” Sometimes Wilson is so full of shit he’s charming:“The Rolling Stones are “more capable of irony” [than the Beatles] and “Jagger’s contortions on the stage, his overt sexuality, his exploitation of the…

Editor’s Note:

For more than two semesters Ms. Emily Rubenstein has been offering guidance on suitable manners. Her sensible rules of behavior have helped a sorority’s worth of Barnard co-eds cross the threshold from Clarissas to Felicitiys. Recognizing the need that still prevails today, Emily has been kind enough to include her rules of proper etiquette here. It is the editor’s fondest hope that this post will serve the current generation of young Mary Kates and Ashleys.

I. Deflowerment by Clog-Wearing Co-Op Shift Leader

In hopes of obtaining affordable healthful produce,…