The party was a solid hit even before we pulled up the corpse. It was the summer between my junior and senior year, and my best friend Ali and I had holed up in an [...]

Making sound economic decisions is en vogue. The food and travel glossies are full of frugality. Of travel tips that steer you toward Bogota instead of the Bahamas. Of kitchen confidentials that re....

This spring, when you might be feeling a little insecure about your credit-card balance, your job, your company, your municipal government, your state, your country, and the entire global financial sy...

Mostly, it’s true: this IS an amazing city full of amazing people. It’s a city with an infectoiusly positive energy. As we head into Spring, though, I’m thinking about something s....

At last: glorious Spring Break is upon us, with blue open skies, warm days and breezy nights, and the first miniskirts of the season coming into bloom. And look at me, shackled to a barbecue [...]

In your town, in your office, in your rehab center, in your apartment building: there’s always one girl who exerts a gravitational attraction on the mortals around her. Our heads swivel invo....

That’s right: my website will be 5 years old this year! No, no presents...your continued support, plus what your sister did to me last night (LOL), is all the thanks I need. It’s been a....

It was a typical road trip romance. We met over big-gulp tequila shots at a house party; later we were making out in a graveyard (don’t ask), then came back and kicked over a bookcase [...]

Removing my reading glasses, I closed my eyes and rubbed the bridge of my nose. Feeling cross-eyed after editing for the last three hours, I leaned back in my chair and zoned into my dream [...]

Around this time of year, we are all enjoying the cozy winters with family and friends. But this New Year, I also remember the sacrifices that men and women overseas are making for our country. [...]

I guess I come by my love of parades naturally: my grandfather loved parades probably more than anyone I ever knew. I had lots of those shield-shaped flag holders, complete with 48-star flags, that ...

I confess that I step into a super-privileged life part-time. I confess that my secret life is lived in penthouses, suites, yachts and gets around this earth. I confess that my wardrobe is professio....