Anachronistic fashion-victimhood

Are you a woman (or a man)? Do you wear your hair somewhere between your chin and shoulders? With bangs? You   are, without knowing it, imit...

Cheapness made easy

Ever since Kei invented the idea of a " wanty list ," I've used this concept in my own life and spending-or-lack-thereof. At a...

Consider the nerve hit

How timely! The notorious "Vogue mom" is back, selling a memoir about putting her 7-year-old on a diet. (To the nitpickers: At le...

On writing for those outside my immediate family

So, I have a post  about parental overshare at The Atlantic, on The Sexes, which is their gender section. Woohoo! I'm going to use this ...

Adventure is relative

Oh the adrenaline: my first-ever solo drive, following a long accompanied drive this morning, which included Route 1 as well as what would h...

What is wrong with French people re: same-sex marriage?*

Frahnce. You instituted civil marriage before everyone else, thus giving me a dissertation topic. Your appeal to gay men is well-established...

The NYT endorses your cappuccino habit

As you certainly know , I believe you should drink as many lattes as you can stomach. More accurately: I find cheapness-advice that urges yo...