Do you trust your instincts? I usually trust my instincts. I’m a gut girl. A vibes-reader. A “I knew that before the words even came out your mouth” kind of person. My internal compass has always been so finely tuned that Google Maps could only hope to keep […]
I was half-watching, half petting my tiny dog, half-wondering why I always end up rewatching random Hallmark-adjacent Christmas movies (yes, my math is terrible), when I found myself tuning into Same Time, Next Christmas. And there was a plot twist for me in that the male lead was […]
Apparently feathers have been everywhere these past few weeks at Fashion Week. Feathers on dresses. Feathers on sleeves. Feathers exploding off hats like a bedazzled peacock having a nervous breakdown.The runway looked like someone shook a giant down comforter over Manhattan and called it couture. And honestly? Boy, […]
Look, I’m not saying civilization is collapsing, but the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia just pressed its very last penny, and apparently that’s the butterfly wing flap that will send us spiraling into a cash-based Hunger Games. Yes, indeed. We’ll, maybe. Roll with me here. The penny, our copper-ish, […]
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There’s a funny thing about living in New York City. You can’t help but run into famous people. Sometimes literally. I once bumped physically into Anderson Cooper on the street. Later, my organization ended up honoring […]
I woke up this morning with not one, but two musical squatters in my head. Neither of them pays rent, neither was invited, and neither appears anywhere on my Spotify playlist. Yet here they are, living their best lives on repeat: “Safe and Sound” and Whitney Houston’s “I […]
I confess that I’m an Amazon shopper. Not the kind that proudly waves Prime boxes like badges of honor. I’m more the kind that shops in bursts of insomnia-fueled curiosity. You know, those moments when it’s 2 a.m., and your brain decides that now is the perfect time […]
I read a short, funny news article today. Olivier Rioux is a 19-year-old teenager who became the tallest person ever to play college basketball. He’s 7-foot-9. Let that sink in. Seven feet. Nine inches. He made his debut in a game where his team crushed North Florida 104–64, […]
There are places you want to visit because they’re famous such as Paris, Rome, and Walmart the day after Thanksgiving. Actually, I’ve never done the latter. And then there are places you want to visit because a movie you might have watched once (or maybe just saw the […]
What are your favorite websites? We all have our digital comfort zones. Those little corners of the internet we crawl back to like loyal cats to a warm laptop. Once upon a time, mine were the news sites and TV gossip pages. You know, the ones that whispered […]