The acclaimed comedian teams up with a New York University sociologist to explore the nature of modern relationships, evaluating how technology is shaping contemporary relationships and considering the differences between courtships of the past and present.

"Some of the most famous questions of our time have come to us in pop songs. 'What is love?' 'How soon is now?' 'How do you solve a problem like Maria?' But do you know the answers? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Ball presents a book of hilarious and fascinating solutions to these queries using data, facts, and science. By revealing the economic status of doggies in windows, what war is good for, and what becomes of the brokenhearted, Ball...

"Daniel Mallory Ortberg is known for blending genres, forms, and sources to develop fascinating new hybrids--from lyric rants to horror recipes to pornographic scripture. In his most personal work to date, he turns his attention to the essay, offering vigorous and laugh-out-loud funny accounts of both popular and highbrow culture while mixing in meditations on gender transition, family dynamics, and the many meanings of faith. From a thoughtful analysis...