…that He might make you know that man does not live by bread alone… —Deuteronomy 8:3 Last week, I addressed Bloomberg’s proposed soda ban. After stewing on the issue for the past several days, I realized I had even more to say… There are many compelling reasons for the government to try to get people… Read more »
I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th holiday. I spent the day at the beach because it was much too hot to stay in my apartment and watch my cats, who actually pant and generally look even hotter than I feel. It is guilty escapism with a holiday twist. For this edition of Lights… Read more »
This past holiday week I went to visit a guy I’ve been long-distancely dating for a few months. While I was at his apartment, I felt a full-blown nervous breakdown coming on. A what-am-I-doing-with-my-life-I’m-going-to-die-alone-my-thighs-look-fat-in-everything-I-wear kind of breakdown. Not good. I tried the standard think-about-nice-things-like-puppy-dogs-Swedish-fish-and-Paul-Rudd’s-delicious-smile route, but it wasn’t working. Shit! I was on the verge of a serious nervous… Read more »
Sometimes I’d rather forget my past and move on with my life. At a recent speaking event, however, I was reminded just how important talking about one’s childhood can be. New Alternatives for Children asked me to speak at a foster care forum hosted by the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. The forum… Read more »
Q: My sister is in need of a bag, and it’s been two years since she’s found one she likes. She happened to see a lady with one she adored the other day, and the woman told her that she had gotten it at Halls (an exclusive department store in Kansas City owned by Hallmark)…. Read more »
Having a daughter is a pure romance in itself, where you are in love with your child but completely non-possessive. It’s different to any relationship I’ve had. It’s on a higher level of purity. Closer to divine love. It’s made me aware of a capacity for love that I wasn’t aware I possessed, and that’s one of the few… Read more »
We met Judy on the roof-top penthouse of Toshi’s Living Roomat The Flatiron Hotel. Ask a New Yorker: Where are you from? Judy: I’m from Dublin, in Ireland. Ask a New Yorker: Cool, Leprrechauns and Guinness. If you start missing your home you can always head out to Sunnyside, Queens, where we have lots of… Read more »
I am afraid I have upset some of my most loyal readers with my oft-made jabs at Sex and the City: The Movie (I’m talking about the first movie here—I think we can all agree that Part 2 was…umm…horrendous). Listen, I’m amazed that anyone takes time out of their precious week to read my blog, and for… Read more »
I am afraid I have upset some of my most loyal readers with my oft-made jabs at Sex and the City: The Movie (I’m talking about the first movie here—I think we can all agree that Part 2 was…umm…horrendous). Listen, I’m amazed that anyone takes time out of their precious week to read my blog, and for… Read more »
A few months ago, my friend Carrie told me about the band Fun. and their album, Some Nights. I knew their hit song, “We Are Young” because my crazy spinning teacher Cliff makes us sing along while screaming in our faces to move faster (he’s the best and you should totally take his class). I finally listened to the… Read more »
