Role Reboot

On Being A Woman Who Hates To Cook

I like food, but other people just like it more. Still, I can’t quite shake the feeling that domestic-goddessery is expected of me, and I’m failing miserably. I dumped a cold glob of Seafood Portofino—the remains of the previous night’s dinner—into a bowl to microwave, unaware that I was approaching a deeply erotic moment. “I could […]

Paula Deen Isn’t Sorry Or Naïve

Paula Deen is a businessperson. Don’t be fooled: This comeback into the public sphere is a calculated ploy. Celebrity apologies are the public relations equivalent of triage—classify the injurious action(s) through a carefully crafted series of talking points on whichever television show is willing to play along, all while hoping the public buys into canned […]