Those who had seen the film told me to bring my handkerchiefs and prepare to […]
Author: Malcolm Gauld
Malcolm GauldWaiting for Superman (Part 1)
I entered the Manhattan movie theater with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. For decades […]
Family Car
A Hyde mother sent me this last week. Having wrestled with newly minted teenage drivers […]
True Prep = Hyde
Remember The Preppy Handbook from the early 80s?  Author Lisa Birnbach poked good-natured fun at all things […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright #2
Before you dismiss me as a lunatic fringe player of the blame game, I got […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright
In “We’re Number 1(1)” (NY Times, 9/12/10), Thomas Friedman chides us for contributing to our […]
“Knowledge is Good”
Having just moved Scout into her Bowdoin dorm, I was sitting in a beautiful music […]
Kids Say The Darndest Things
All was right with the world. It was a perfect summer day and I was […]
College – Go Random (Pt. 2)
In her excellent book A Nation of Wimps, Hara Marano tackles many contemporary issues relative […]
College – Go Random (Pt. 1)
On a sunny September day in 1972 I first laid eyes on my college roommates. […]