I wanted to be a hero in these troublesome times. Now I’m just another bride throwing a tantrum over the right nuance of the wedding decorations. June 1st should have been my wedding day. My...
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Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don’t miss our most popular post last week…Nanette Spurr's blistering assessment of George H.W. Bush's legacy....
Romantic comedies and young adult series aren’t really my bag. My romances usually come with zombies and I’m not that involved in YA/NA at all. But sometimes you just have to put down your...
Who likes to show Valentine's Day a bit of love? Show of hands. I, for one, never have, because it has seemed to me that squishing expressions of love into one day of socially-approved...
Hey girl in the strobing light What your mama never told ya Love hurts when you do it right You can cry when you get older - Robyn Last weekend, an old friend of mine was in town. I jokingly...
“If you really love her, send her roses,” the advertisements proclaim. “Diamonds are forever." "Say it with flowers." Woman waits to receive, whereas man hunts an appropriate gift to present....
A few months ago, I read that Russian women have lost the war against sexism, and that one of the symptoms of said defeat is the dominance of the Nymph - "a professional beauty," the ideal partner...
When I was younger I would ask people the following question: If you could be immortal and all you had to do was chop off the head of the person you most love, would you do it? Most people would look...
For Kaouther Arms brighter than the light of a long summer day, breasts and hair to the taste of Hannibal, ginger, hale, and supple. “Has she no part in you, your mother?” I used to wonder aloud....