The Next Food Network Star?
Over winter break, I got into a daily habit of watching Barefoot Contessa. For those who haven’t experienced the East Hampton treasure that is Ina...
How to Handle Celebrity Encounters
Like the majority of human beings, I have a horrible tendency of envisioning unrealistic scenarios of what would happen if I ever met a...
My Hotel Hubby
(Pictured above: Sal?) If you’ve stayed in a hotel alone before, you might have one, too. I’ll never meet my hotel husband in the...
A Harry Potter Late Bloomer
Snuggled in my bed in my bunk at camp, I struggled to grasp the dynamic sexual awakenings of four teenage girls in The Sisterhood of...
Using the New Facebook Reaction Buttons: A Guide for the Middle School Cyberbully
As any middle schooler knows, cyberbullying is a precise and subtle art. It involves being completely awful while still riding the narrow line of deniability,...
Product Reviews: Let’s Wine About It
It’s not your average citizen who contributes to the review section on Amazon. They are enigmas, from another dimension, with endless free time and perplexing...
Beyond BYOB
“Where do you want to go out for dinner?” “Can we do BYOB?” BYOB has been hot and trendy for as long as the...
30 Things That New York City Did to Me
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Yes – within the city limits. I’m no suburban poseur. I’m not scared of urbanity. I’m a...
Extra! Extra! Facebook About it!
Have you ever logged onto Facebook and noticed the trending topics on the side? Have you wondered where these random headlines even came from? Have...
Resting Nice Face
I have a problem. Actually, I have a lot of problems. Too many for just one post. But the one I’m going to tackle here...