In Olden Times
Occasionally, I'll step back from my own not terribly important problems and try to have empathy for others even when they don't need it. These are successful authors, after all. Yet, I've been noticing that […]
Tragedies
The Daily Poop
I just came home to a giant, warm pile of shit sitting in the middle of my bedroom floor. That pretty much sums up this week. I conducted an interview with a chef and it […]
Move Over Steven Slater, We’ve Got New Heroes in Town
The only way this harrowing tale of Carroll Gardens thievery and feces could be better would be if “vespa-riding couple” was replaced with sinewy, jogging couple (male shirtless) dog and stroller in tow. This full-of-purpose […]
Formerly Known As
"According to Ms. Dolgoff, women in their late 30s and early 40s fall into a 'new category of person: adult ’tweens, not quite middle-aged, but no longer our reckless, restless, gravity-defying selves.' Their new moniker: […]
Pop Cultured
I never thought I’d hear the words Interview magazine pop culture quiz again in my life. I had put that pre-millennium humiliation out of my mind until a friend mentioned it at a party this […]
The Big Uneasy
Another year older, and I still haven’t managed to escape the imaginary spirit-dampening rain cloud that follows me around. Or apparently, lost my sense of melodrama either… 85% of my brief New Orleans excursion was […]
Mother and Child Reunion
Yes, I realize having a twenty-year high school reunion this year officially makes me old. That’s not the issue, especially since I’m not attending it. People that are attending this event have adult children. Humans […]
Queen For a Day
Just as I refuse to believe that 22-year-old students all wear $800 shoes and own boutiques (a nugget gleaned today from the July Marie Claire, not online) I cannot fathom that all grown women are […]
Hang Up the Phone
Does the average person give a rat’s ass about the new iPhone? And the iPad before it? Is this a NYC thing (I don’t think so) or am I being barraged by these inane stories/articles/posts […]
Midlife Crisis
I am about 80% through Sam Lipsyte’s, The Ask and I must get through it quickly (not that it’s a chore) because my first Rumpus book club book, Citrus County by John Brandon, has shown […]