The Internet

63% of Internet users have deleted people from their “friends” lists, up from 56% in 2009; 44% have deleted comments made by others on their profile; and 37% have removed their names from photos that were tagged to identify them. How many social networking sites do you currently have a profile on? Feb 24, 2012, Pew Internet & American Life Project View Question Res… more »

Was I really interested in looking for a companion on a computer screen? And even if I missed having a man around, was it too soon after my spouse’s death? Was it too late for me altogether? Would I be paying for the privilege of getting nothing but a painful reality check? more »

I no longer have a life. Feeding my obsession consumes my every waking minute. The moment I arise in the morning, the unquenchable craving seizes me. I understand why Alec Baldwin allowed himself to be thrown off a flight rather than turn off his I-Pad and terminate a Words game he was playing more »

Could he please help me read Ben Brantley's review of Rosemary Harris in Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca at the American Airlines Theater. Tried as he could, Julio couldn't get The Times to accept my bank card. He said, "There, there, call your bank because they can surely fix this for you." (And then, and then, Nancy's friend, Doug, penned a poem about his friend) more »