OZY Daily Dose

I was at church youth group when my mom called to tell me we were moving from the Northern California town I'd known my whole life to a desert township an hour outside Reno, Nevada. She didn't even have the decency to tell me face-to-face.Better I was with God than with her when the news came down, I suppose. When I imagine parenting a girl like me at 15, I'd probably have done the same thing. Let the youth pastor deal with that teen tantrum.

It would be incorrect to blame Tom Cruise. Or the shibboleths connected to feeling the need for motorcycle speed. It would, however, be totally correct to blame circumstance and an outsize hunger for a certain kind of superlative. Power. Speed. Extremes. All reaching their conclusion as I stood at Camden Honda in San Jose in the shadow of the great Kawasaki KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. To be clear, the kind of reverence that Hunter S.

Every Wednesday, we’re debating hot topics in the lead-up to our next TV show, Third Rail With OZY, launching on PBS this fall. Last week we asked, “Is being poor a sign of failure?” You answered. Here are some reader responses and perspectives, condensed and edited for clarity. Check back tomorrow for our next question. Unfortunately, in our society being “poor” translates into a category of how much money one makes.

It's a true step back in time. At El Chorrito Antillano, the fashion and decor are reminiscent of the 1960s and '70s - salsa's heyday. Here, a gigantic embroidered tiger-on-a-shirt dances with teal blue tights. Carlos Arturo Quiñones, a regular salsero, alone and a bit tipsy, doesn't hold back. He grabs a cowbell from the bar and sinks into "Sonido Bestial" with the confidence of a matador. He knows everyone and dances with anyone. On a Sunday night around 9:30 p.m.

First, the comedian tells a story about a Tinder date gone wrong. Then she relates a bout of nasty food poisoning, the result of an undercooked burrito. The crowd looks restless; she pauses and cocks her head. Is that the infamous bell? Yep, that's her musical time-out card. Cue the track, and the comedian shimmies across the stage and slowly slides out of her skirt. Then she bows to the audience and launches into another story, till the bell tolls again.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Darryl "Truck" BryantMorgantown, West VirginiaIt's a beautiful start to Thursday in Morgantown, man. I got in a workout at theWVU practice facility this morning - got that out of the way. The university treats their former players well - it's an open-door policy when I'm in town. The day is young.

EUGENE, SIR: I hate sex toys, mostly because I think they’re boring. My girlfriend loves them. My refusal to use them is turning into something of a problem. Is there a midway point here? And what’s the deal with sex toys anyway? — Spencer Dear Mr. For Hire: Colors? Meet palette. The reality of it is that lights, incense and “mood” music are all designed to burnish experience.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Darryl "Truck" BryantMorgantown, West VirginiaIt's a beautiful start to Thursday in Morgantown, man. I got in a workout at theWVU practice facility this morning - got that out of the way. The university treats their former players well - it's an open-door policy when I'm in town. The day is young.

The gold chains and orange baggy pants are your first indications that Eddie Huang is not giving your typical cooking lesson at OZY Fest. The host of "Huang's World" on Vice and author of the memoir Fresh Off the Boat, now an ABC sitcom, is cooking up Hainan lobster. But it's his fashion that inspires as much crowd banter as the food. Huang compliments an audience member on his outfit - "I fuck with the overalls" - before adding that his partner doesn't let him wear overalls.

EUGENE, SIR: Fidelity is a very big thing for me. It has been for the past 12 years of my marriage. My husband and I went through some rough patches but nothing out of the ordinary. I started a new job, and maybe it was the excitement of newness or our kids being in high school and not around so much, but I found myself attracted to one of the men at work. We went for coffee a couple of times. One day the coffee shop was closed, and he said there was one close by that we could drive to.