The Middle Ages: 35-64
Suicide has typically been viewed as a problem of teenagers and the elderly, and the surge in suicide rates among middle-aged Americans is surprising. From 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among Americans ages 35 […]
Author: Krista
That Old Chestnut
Because I have nothing better to do (ok, I have twenty million things I should be doing, um, like watching lots of TV and getting no real work or writing done) I started another Tumblr […]
Lake Placid
Three episodes into Top of the Lake and there have already been two barf scenes. Thai mom of the missing pregnant 12-year-old and Elizabeth Moss…I actually forget why she threw up. Ok, I already watched […]
Spring, Finally Sprung
One thing you don't think of when looking at a top floor apartment with a communal roof deck in the middle of winter is that eventually windows will be opened and residents will head outdoors. […]
Danishes
I've come to the conclusion that my best photos are the speckley, washed out temp IDs. I also have both a BJ's and a Costco card somewhere with the similar effect. Always more flattering than […]
Another Distraction
I've mentioned this elsewhere, but I have little awareness of the overlap between who this, Goodies First, Facebook and Twitter. Anyway, I started a separate blog, The Middle Ages (not to be confused with the […]
Norman
I'm pretty sure that Bates Motel isn't a very good show (it's trashy like American Horror Story, but less entertaining) even though I've made it to episode three. In fact, it's pretty horrible. Vera Farmiga, […]
Shrunken
I'm all about organization and tidiness, but when it comes to straight up scrubbing and cleaning I'm a little domestically challenged. I didn't think any harm would come from washing a newish table runner, yet […]
The Middle Ages: 48+
"The music at Minetta isn't chosen to 'evoke' anything. It's an organic playlist, clearly aimed at the sweet-spot of middle-aged hipsters (old usage). " This one is subjective as it ends up being defined as […]
The Middle Ages: 61
"Middle-Aged Woman Stabs Young Man to Death in Crown Heights, Cops Say." Joan John, i.e. the murderer, is 61.