Looks can be deceiving.

Unless, of course, someone happens to see those pizza box checker boards and candy wrapper origami swans sitting between you and your TV. In that case, one thing becomes perfectly clear: You don’t get out much.

Uh, oh. Just a couple of weeks left to get some summer lovin’.

DO
Make your own Jackson Pollock
What: Create a spatter-paint masterpiece with some clicks of the mouse, then print out your artwork for free.
Why: Way better ...

Schadenfreude? Forget it.

Jealous lit types irked by the success of Lucky Girls, Nell Freudenberger’s dead-on book of short stories, should prepare to be disappointed.

The PYT author skips sophomore slump with her much-anticipated first novel, The Dissident, ...

Wrestle your sorry self off the couch and beat the heat this weekend.

SEE
Half Nelson
What: Ryan Gosling (looking hot) plays a drug addict/history teacher who befriends one of his troubled students in this dark, riveting drama.
Why: Some glasses ...

Jonathan Safran Foer.
Donna Tartt.
Zadie Smith.
Dave Eggers.  
Marisha Pessl.

Mari-who? Don’t worry, no one else has heard of her, either. But that’s about to change, as Pessl joins the ranks of literary wunderkinds with her zany, erudite, page-turning ...

You had already booked two tickets to paradise with Mr. Perfect when he decided to play you his all-time favorite song — by Michael Bolton.

How could you have been so wrong?

Avoid future deal breakers by creating your own ...

You’re not afraid to make your mark — a truth amply demonstrated by the trail of spaghetti sauce stains and wine dribbles you leave in your wake at most dinner parties.

So Stamp Mugs should be right up your alley. ...