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 […]

Dispiritualized

Are irrational attractions a common problem or just the sudden inexplicable bane of my existence? I haven't experienced the phenomena in ages, now all of a sudden men in magazines, tv, movies have started appealing […]

Catgut

I’m not sure what to think about the state of journalism in Ghana. It took me a minute to figure out that was the country responsible for this story I followed from Cold Mud about […]

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 […]

Heel to Toe

I'm going on my third summer in my now-ratty Worishofers. I've debated buying a new pair (I'm all about comfort, not so much the trends—ok, not this much comfort. I bought a pair of Aerosoles […]

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 […]

Unplugged

I’ve started not using my ipod when walking around the neighborhood, primarily to and from the subway, but it definitely goes on once in the subway. I can only take so much yammering in such […]

In Dreams

I know there is nothing less interesting than someone else’s dreams. But humor me for a second. Every few months I seem to have a “dirty” (in varying degrees) dream involving the same coworker, a […]