For something about the brokenness of these women reminded me of my own mother, enabled me to understand her not merely for the harm she enacted but in the light of her own suffering and her pain. The Oscars were a coup for bad mothers, and I have to say I am delighted. The Best […]
“I believe in the saying, ‘If we have to live through it, you should have to hear it,” Evan Rachel Wood told Congress on Tuesday. Last Tuesday, Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood took a flight to Washington D.C. Being a longtime fan of hers, I was happy to pass the Capitol on my morning walk […]
Certain behaviors particular to millennials do suggest a riskier relationship with alcohol. If I were to pinpoint the moment my drinking became truly out of control in a sustained way, forming my future relationship with and dependence on alcohol, it would be in college. I believe that many of us are predisposed to crutches, to […]
The cold hard truth? You’ll still pay too much for things. As a day-of wedding coordinator, I’ve learned a few things about weddings. Keep the buffet line moving. Provide plenty of parking. People have no idea how much weddings cost. It’s not their fault. There are few reliable sources of information about this kind of […]
It may be the only way to get them to listen. With so many conversations about sexual harassment and abuse taking place in public and in private, it can get exhausting for feminists to have to re-articulate the same points over and over. In such conversations, those who are fearful of the wave of #MeToo […]
Instead of feeling liberated, going barefaced made me feel anxious and unkempt. The thought of staring at myself in the mirror for an hour in a workout class where I’m not wearing makeup makes my stomach turn. Aside from the occasional hiking trip, I haven’t gone a day without makeup in years. Until today. It’s […]
It’s an outdated concept that does more harm than good. Wedding registries are one of the most obvious examples of how the weddings we have don’t reflect the times we live in. Originally, a registry was a way for a couple to establish a household. They needed to do this because, typically, neither party had […]
Here’s a short list of why the latest (and thankfully last) Fifty Shades movie isn’t worth your time, along with some alternative book and movie picks. I’ve never seen a group of 17-year-olds so jazzed as the Monday after Fifty Shades of Grey’s film release. “Professor!” they buzzed. “Did you see it yet? Did you see the movie?” […]
