ANNA JANE GROSSMAN
Al Goldstein Taught Me How Good Porn Got Screwed
I called the king of 'Screw' to ask him about the end of an era, and he was, at the very least, eloquent.
Dogs Take Selfies Too
I love myself, and I'm pretty good looking, so, naturally, I've taken some selfies in my time. But I'm not nearly as obsessed, it seems, as my dog.
How a Disco-Loving Sea Lion Learned to Headbang
She is the first non-human mammal to be found to be able to keep a beat. Her favorite song is Earth Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland."
Of Dogs, Drugs, Drones, and Cocaine Science Fairs
Florida v. Jardines is a case about dogs and marijuana. I know what you're thinking.
Train Your Boyfriend Like the Animal That He Is
Learning how to train dogs hasn’t fixed all the problems in my life, but it has given me a better idea of how to properly use rewards with those around me, no matter how many legs they might walk on.
You Too Can Teach Your Dog to Drive
Everything is upside down down under, innit? Not only does the water go down the drain in the wrong direction, but also, dogs drive.
Cloned Dogs Loose on New York City Streets Are Making Other Dogs Look Bad
One New Yorker likes to let Cosmo and Retro, a pair of collie-Great Pyrenees mixes, roam free on sidewalks and in Central Park. Also, they're clones.
How Girl Animals Avoid the Booty Calls of Their Absentee Dads
Humans have DNA tests and Maury. Less complex mammals have evolved other methods.
Want to Learn New Things? Go to Sleep
Much of the animal training you see, whether it's at SeaWorld or at a puppy class, is rooted in classical conditioning, the kind of training Pavlov demonstrated when he showed that dogs can be made to salivate at the sound of a bell that repeatedly...
America Secretly Tried to Destroy Totalitarianism With Pigeons
B.F. Skinner, the psychologist and social philosopher, had an idea about how to bring about world peace. It involved teaching pigeons to guide missiles.
We Need to Play For the Same Reason Puppies Do
Dogs don't have the kinds of aspirations children do. I don't think they dream of going to space or digging holes to China. But they do play, just like kids. Our children's games must have evolved to help set us up to practice skills we might need...
Romney Could've Done Worse Than Strapping a Dog Crate To His Car
On Monday night, Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, discussed a “scandal” that has been plaguing her husband’s campaign: During road trips with his family of seven in the 1980s, her husband used to habitually strap their Irish Setter, Seamus, to the car roof in...