I was minding my own beeswax reading a magazine on the subway recently when I noticed all these teenage girls staring at me. They whispered to each other, giggled and pointed. Finally, I caught my reflection in a window and figured out the cause of the hullabaloo.
Robert Pattinson, the vampire dude from Twilight, was on [...]
Archive for November, 2009
My Boyfriend the Vampire
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bella Swan, Eclipse, Edward Cullen, Jacob Black, Kristen Stewart, Lost Boys, Robert Pattinson, Stephanie Meyer, Taylor Lautner, Twilight, Twilight Eclipse, Twilight Saga, vampires, Vanity Fair on November 29, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I Am Woman, Hear Me…Never Mind
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged advertising to women, Allure, cosmopolitan, depression, details, details magazine, Esquire, Glamour, GQ, In Style, Marie Claire, Maxim, sexism in advertising, single women, Women We Love, Women's magazines on November 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I want to be a man. If only so I can feel good about myself when reading magazines.
I’m a smart, confident woman. I subscribe to the Atlantic Monthly and Vanity Fair so I can stay abreast of liberal politics and sit in my “garden-level” apartment pretending to be an elitist, East Coast blueblood. Lately [...]
Sex, Scotch and Batman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afraid of commitment, Batman, being single, broken heart, Catwoman, men withdraw, sex and love, sexuality, sexually aggressive women, why am I single, women and sex on November 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“You know what your problem is?” asked Dave.
Boy, do I love conversations that begin with this question. Nothing’s more fun than having a know-it-all friend instruct you on the failings of your existence.
Fortunately, I wasn’t on the other end of Dave’s question. My friend Kim was. She was complaining about her romantic life and asking [...]
