Gentleman and scholar: Txt spk an da English language
Every day, loads upon millions of text messages are sent through the ethereal abyss that is cyberspace, all little increments…
Perspectives
Late night sex talk: Role-playing
I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about a year now. That isn’t so long in The Real World, but I…
Late night sex talk: Kinkiness
Last weekend, I went to UTK and celebrated the third annual OUTstanding seminar in Knoxville. OUTstanding is basically a day…
Welcome to the thunderdome: I am scared because of smartphones
I am getting a new phone next week, a Google Nexus 5. I feel lucky. I patiently checked rumors on…
Gentleman and scholar: Real world applications of ‘Ol’ Willy Speare’
We all know who Shakespeare is. We have all been subject to the tortuous monologues and onslaughts of “thee’s” and…
Ask Garrett for Nov. 6, 2013
Dear Garrett, I live in a suite with three other girls. Three of us get along really well, but the…
Gentleman and scholar: How to be a good person in a terrible world inhabited by terrible people
Let me be the first to say that I am not writing this just for the sake to validate my…
Visiting the Dalai Lama: Lessons from a man of laughter
“If you cannot smile you won’t have any friends,” the Dalai Lama said during his address on Oct. 8 in…
American ‘pride’ at all time low
“I just walked into the library at school to finish up my paper and low and behold see the most…