New York Times

There are few things as satisfying as spending a weekend tucked up in bed reading a great novel — a story you can’t put down for fear of breaking the spell and losing the vital connection you feel to its suddenly living, breathing characters.

Next time you curse that cloud of fruit flies hovering over your overripe bananas, pause to consider this fact: those loathsome domestic pests that you’d like to see floating belly-up in a wine bottle possess hearts and feelings too apparently.

Tom and Katie, Jada and Will, Demi and Ashton—is there a formula for predicting the outcomes of these celebrity couplings? John Tierney and Garth Sundem believe there is, and in a recent article for the New York Times, Tierney argues they’ve come up with firm evidence in support of the formula.

When given the choice between taking the escalator or the stairs, which way do you go? For me, the choice depends on a few factors.

When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go. And fortunately for pedestrians carrying full bladders, Starbucks is often the place to go for a quick bathroom break.