History
This is what I saw while embarking on an hour-and-a-half trip to Bay Ridge, something I won't undertake again on a weeknight any time soon, especially not in near-Arctic conditions. (Two nights later I managed […]
Author: Krista
That’s a Wrap
Somewhere during the summer, I started keeping note of good things about 2014. I'm pretty sure there were more than four good things about 2014 but as with most things I start, I forget about […]
The Middle Ages: 61
"But middle age and decades of working intermittently have done little to dim this 61-year-old actor’s sunny demeanor." Who would be the actor in question? "Donny Most, Waiting His Turn" a.k.a. the headline I would […]
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I’m going to pretend to be a design blogger for a moment (minus the well-staged dslr photos–I don’t have a wide-angle lens that can capture full rooms anyway). Now that I’m well into month three […]
What’s in a Name?
Things you might hear at a middle-aged holiday party: a watery-eyed bald man saying "retarded" and no one caring. I can't be bothered to look up online sentiment –I guess I'd rather not know–but I […]
Two Nights Straight
I'm not even sure if I really like American Horror Story, but I do know that I preferred Evan Peters best when he was Tate and less beefy and more '90s, blowing away teens in […]
Speakable Things
When I was 39 I saw an episode of thirtysomething for the first time, in a hotel room because I love watching TV in bed on vacation. I wanted to write something smart about it, […]
Destination Unknown
We're #1. And by we, I mean Queens. With yesterday's Apple store announcement and now this hot travel destination news, it's just a matter of time before the Brooklyn to Queens shift happens in earnest. […]
This Many Boyfriends Club: The Jaded Middle-Aged American Alcoholic in a Warzone
I'm specifically referring to CIA deputy chief John Redmond from the fourth season of Homeland, but this jowly, seen-it-all breed thrives in other guises. They could also very well be a reporter (maybe a photographer?) […]
This Many Boyfriends Club: The LA Druggie Hipster Weirdo
Are there things you didn't think you liked because you thought it was something else? It happens to me a lot with music where I might just misconstrue a band's style because I hate the […]