Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
If you think dating is hard, try living in Hong Kong. I am committing to #GivingTuesday tomorrow and you should, too. But don’t listen to me; let Kevin Bacon convince you. I thought the Highline was cool but it looks lame compared to these floating couches. Did you participate in Black Friday this year? I…
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Online dating may be a viable solution for people on the Autism spectrum. If you’re Hunger Games obsessed like I am, you’ll probably like to know a little about what’s in store for the next installment, Mockingjay. Do you care where your filet mignon grew up? How does your Thanksgiving meal compare to that of…
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“The Paris Wife” is a work of historical fiction that brings Ernest Hemingway’s first marriage to life in Jazz age Paris. It paints the picture of Hemingway as a rabble-rouser and charming as hell. Hadley Richardson, his first wife, is a quiet girl about eight years his senior whose previous life was incredibly different from…
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This is probably the best argument for a female, black SNL cast member I’ve read. Can we please institute this form of payment for the NYC Subway? Tons of my friends are participating in Tough Mudder races in an effort to prove how badass they are; but with one death and plenty of injuries on…
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Fashionably late has become the new on time and obnoxiously late has become somewhat acceptable. I hate it and am embarrassed that I have been an offender. My main new year’s resolution is to be on time. It’s punctual for me from now on. Amazon/Kindle is staying a step ahead by getting into the content…
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Is Tumblr making it cool to be depressed? A little less creepy than prisoners’ last meals, this chart of famous final bites is intriguing. I wonder what I would eat… I was shocked to discover there’s a pill to prevent HIV. I was even more shocked to learn that no one is taking it. I’m…
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It’s not all like the movie “Taken”. There’s human trafficking going on right here in the US. The new trend in talking (yes, there are trends to speech) is the Vocal Fry. It’s invading our culture and I must admit I’m guilty. I often eat lunch at my desk, but I think I owe it…
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I read a lot. You’ve probably seen book reviews on this site so you’re familiar with the novels and memoirs I’ve been reading, but it doesn’t stop there. I’m constantly flipping through magazines and websites for interesting articles. But I’ll admit it’s overwhelming. I work in print and digital advertising so I know firsthand how…
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In terms of storytelling, Beautiful Ruins goes backwards, forwards, and sideways. We start in the early 60s in an Italian fishing town so small the locals assume people only show up there by mistake (they do). Pasquale Tursi runs the small inn on the island and is in awe of Dee, the American actress staying in…
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It is NOT an urban myth, folks. Mole People aka Tunnel People aka people who live underneath the train and subway lines of New York City – they exist. In the early 90s Jennifer Toth took on the dangerous project of interviewing New York’s underground homeless. You may be accustomed to bums begging for money on…
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