Die Yuppie Scum?
It’s disconcerting how the word yuppie is still being used a decade into this millennium. I thought it had died in the early ‘90s. Using the term makes you sound like an aging, out-of-touch punk […]
Sisterhood of the Traveling Sperm
There is nothing inherently wrong with late 30s ladies looking to sperm banks. If you’re determined to have a baby, the unsentimental route seems preferable to a desperation marriage. Yet, this Times story about three […]
Character Development
Hello Kitty was around when I was young, but not as popular as Snoopy. I won a little stationery set at a birthday party in the first grade, the late ‘70s, my first exposure. I […]
D+
This isn't the first time I've heard the statistic that the average bra size today is 36DD, up two cup sizes from ten years ago when 36C was more common. That's surprising because based on […]
Not Worth the $2
I forgot to mention that Dear John was playing on the flight back from Puerto Rico to NYC (actually, it was one among a few choices—the flight there only had one movie: Whip It). Unfortunately, […]
Going Overboard
Oh, no, Gen X is having a midlife crisis. You know it’s true because The New York Times is saying so. Or rather, white, well educated, Gen X men 40+ are having mid life crises. […]
Louder Than Coquis
Friday, 8am. Why am I awake? My alarm doesn’t go off until 8:30am and every minute counts. Disoriented. Hooting, yelling outside my bedroom window, I can’t make out words yet. Coming from somewhere on my […]
Spinsters in the City
Based purely on passive observation of people I follow/read/am vaguely connected to online but have never met in person, women currently in their 20s living in NYC are much more likely to be married than […]
Better Fat Than Hairy
Well, that’s one way to desensitize Americans to plus-sized models in high fashion magazines (French Vogue, of course. We’re a little behind. Even Vogue Italy has The Curvy Blog). Show them some pubic hair (whether […]
A Chip Off the Old Block
When I went through my big child star phase of the late '90s I wondered about Frederick Kohler, Chip from Kate & Allie. IMDB wasn't what is now and I came up short. Turns out […]