I feel I have to respond to some of the points Harold Lee raised in “All work, no pay makes intern class a dull choice” (July 17). Read more...

I’m in the middle of a massive career change. After 20 years in the business, I’m getting out. For the past month I have been embracing my new calling: enlightened loafer. Read more...

Earlier this month, The New York Times confirmed my long-held belief that women are far superior to men. In “At Colleges, Women Are Leaving Men in the Dust” (July 9), the Times found that whether it comes to grades or graduating, women were reported to be higher achievers in college than their male counterparts. Read more...

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Mayor must not forget the elephants I wanted to clarify a glossed-over passage on animal welfare in “Villaraigosa at one year” (News, July 10). Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, for whom many voted in large part based on his campaign promises, told voters, “I have believed for some time that a zoo is not an appropriate place for an animal as large as an elephant.” After being elected, he allowed the city council to move ahead with expanding the Los Angeles Zoo’s elephant exhibit rather than pressing to have Gita, Billy and Ruby sent to a sanctuary, which would offer far more acreage and socialization for them than even the largest L.A. Read more...

I’m not against the idea that young people have to give a lot of their work away for free. Even before college, volunteer work seems like a prerequisite to give off the impression of the well-rounded student for college admissions. Read more...

“A sluttily dressed train wreck!” a man shouted from my TV. I thought I’d turned to the wrong station, but MSNBC’s logo flashed at me from the bottom-right corner. Read more...