Please Refrain From Letting Your Kids Run Around Restaurants

I live in Park Slope where special snowflake children are the rule and not the exception. What is a special snowflake? It’s an annoying parenting theory that posits their children are special snowflakes and everything they do and say is perfect–even when they misbehave, throw public tantrums, and are rude.  Normally, during such common ‘when-good-child-goes-bad’ … Continue reading

It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay: ’25 Things to Know by 25′

Twitter feeds can be an endless tide of shock-inducing headlines. LOOK at which celebrity wore THIS shocking outfit! (HINT: it’s Kylie Jenner) reddit user has FOUR penises #NSFW Which elderly celeb couple is CALLING IT QUITS? If these headlines were not coming from sources such as Huffington Post, Daily Beast, etc. I would disregard them the … Continue reading

Confession: The Amal-George Coverage Is Sort Of Uncomfortable

In the fast cycle of media hype, the Amal Alamuddin-George Clooney engagement is almost old news. Some publications were overjoyed that George is finally engaged while others rejoiced that he is finally engaged to such a smart, successful woman. Amal suddenly didn’t just become ‘George Clooney’s Fiance’ but a feminist hero–the badass barrister whose clients make … Continue reading