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Some of you rolled your eyes when you saw today's post title. Some of you became super excited. I'm in the latter category: I love a good advice column/radio call-in show/article.
Something about the mystery of the writer/caller met with the (usually) brutal honesty and objectivity of someone who has no vested interest in your daily life. And the reader/listener has no idea which way this is going to go.
My current favorite is Philip Galanes' column in The New York Times. Read through some archived dilemmas and solutions and see what you think about the advice. I tend to give a stranger's question way more thought than I should sometimes. Easy to get sucked in.
I love his humor and directness, as well as his unwavering search for fairness whenever possible (he points out often to letter writers that fairness may or may not have anything to do with what is expedient in a given situation).
And, of course, his advice is the only kind that should be given: that which is solicited in the first place.