Author: Edan Tasca
Cut It Out: Circumcision Revisited
Kramer: A bris? You mean circumcision. . . . I would advise against that. Elaine: Kramer, it’s a tradition. Kramer: Yeah, well, so was sacrificing virgins to appease the gods, but we don’t do that anymore. Jerry: Well, maybe we should. —“The Bris,” Seinfeld, season 5, episode 5 The February/March 2012 issue of Free …
Snip the Snip
Picture the moment of gorgeous relief when labor is finally over and your doctor hands you your healthy baby boy. He has everything in the right place: ten, ten, two, and one. Then imagine that the doctor asks if you’d like to have one of your son’s pinky fingers removed. Confused, you ask why anyone …