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In the past, I went to great lengths to hide my cannabis habit from my parents. After smoking, I had a ritual of using...

Maybe they figure that with a ring comes less chance of a sting...

A few weeks ago I wrote a piece in this space (“Yikes! Sessions!,” Nov. 24, 2016) that listed some of the reasons why I thought...

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: “Marriage must be a relation either of sympathy or conquest,” said author George Eliot. I believe the same is true even about intimate bonds that have not been legally consecrated. Each tends to either be a collaboration of equals who are...

Dear Dan: I had an odd bit of awkwardness over the holidays. One of my wife’s nephews recently came out as gay, which is no problem at all for us, but it created friction in his immediate family. We were at a big extended-family dinner together, and after we sat ...

ARIES March 21-April 19: The age-old question comes up for review once again: Which should predominate, independence or interdependence? The answer is always different, of course, depending on the tenor of the time and the phase of your evolution. But in the coming...

Dead Dan: My father passed away suddenly. I had a very idyllic childhood and was close to my father and my mother (who is...

Dear Dan: Gay guy here. Met a guy online. He came over. We had incredible sex and then a great conversation lasting several hours....

ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: Maybe you’re not literally in exile. You haven’t been forced to abandon your home and you haven’t been driven from your power spot against your will. But you may nevertheless be feeling banished or displaced. It could be due to one of the ...

Thanks Obama Every 37 seconds, Trump spews another hateful, ignorant, appalling remark. Just when you think you can’t hate him more, somehow he insults women...

ARIES March 21-April 19: You’re half-intoxicated by your puzzling adventures — and half-bewildered, as well. Sometimes you’re spinning out fancy moves, sweet tricks,and surprising gambits....

On Thursday, Oct. 8, more than 60 people crawled into a "sweat lodge" seeking the enlightenment promised by New Age guru James Ray, co-author of The Secret and self-proclaimed personal development expert. Two hours later, two people in the prime of their lives were ...