IS IT “SWEEPS WEEK” ON THE WEB? I wondered when I saw this article on professor-student dating in Slate. (It’s actually a pretty good article.) My own impression is that there’s a lot less of that than you’d think from TV shows and movies (note: there’s a lot less office sex at most law firms than there is on TV, too — sorry to burst your bubble). Then again, maybe that’s just a law thing: Judging by posts from Beth Plocharczyk and Amanda Butler over at Crescat Sententia, there’s a lot more action in the humanities departments.

So why don’t those people seem more cheerful?