Objects of Desire

Ever since I first ran across a copy several years ago, I’ve loved El Grand Tarot Esoterico (The Great Esoteric Tarot), a Spanish deck with particularly enigmatic Minor cards. The illustrations on the pip cards — rife with butterflies...

The folks at OKCupid.com have a simple gaydar test. The computer randomly selects pairs of photos from member profiles. You test your gaydar -- your ability to recognize, on sight, who's gay and who's not -- by indicating which of the two people...

10. Wet asphalt. With the slightest shifting of my weight, one crutch is bound to go flying out from under me. All I can do is take very short steps and hope for the best. 9. Hardwood and tile floors after crutching across wet asphalt. At first...