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Guest Blogger: The Quiet Party

admin - September 23, 2009

Today’s unbelievable story comes from Meg B. of Blackberries to Apples  Meg is currently the bravest New Yorker I know. I’m not gonna lie: I’m quite the virgin when it comes to this whole “being single in the big city” thing. I’ve spent most of my (admittedly young) adult life in some form of committed relationship – running the modest gamut from being hardcore in …

Drum roll please. How to go from friends to more than friends

admin - September 21, 2009

The process of transitioning from being friends to being more than friends is the third most difficult challenge known to modern man. (1. how to establish universal health care in the US. 2. How to bring peace about in the Middle East, and 3. How to tell your best guy friend that you actually wish he was your boyfriend. 4. opening plastic packaging for certain …

We’re all wise when it comes to other people’s lives

admin - September 18, 2009

yesterday. circa 3pm:dani.m.rosen: don’t be confused by how you have been treated by how you deserve to be treated me: that’s a great line – very wise. dani.m.rosen: you should write a blog about me and how wise i am yet i still can’t get my shit together I already write that blog except it’s about me, not my little sister Dani, and I generally …

Mating like we’re 80

admin - September 16, 2009

This past Sunday’s New York Times wedding was between an 83 and 84-year-old man and woman, respectively.The newlyweds – Beth Ashley and Rowland Fellows (which is the best old man name ever) met when they were 12 and 13 on the island off Maine where both their families summered. “I thought he was very, very cute,” the bride said. “I kept wishing he would kiss …

A girl and two guys walk into a bar

admin - September 14, 2009

I feel like Zac was the one to point it out first. He, Chris, and I were sitting at the bar at One and One drinking a respective Bud Lite, Stella, and vodka soda and talking about dating and relationships. A gay guy, a straight guy, and a straight girl, respectively. Three completely different perspectives for three people all essentially the same age and place …

David Carr on surviving your 20s.

admin - September 11, 2009

The following excerpt is from a letter New York Times writer and best-selling author (The Night of the Gun – get it) David Carr sent to my friends at Effable Arts‘ to be read at their premiere show – Stop, Collaborate, and Listen — a collection of works from 20-something about 20-somethings. In an effort to infuse the evening with advice from survivors of this …

Why guys go for flakes

admin - September 10, 2009

Over a year ago I wrote about why girls go for assholes – an expose into the minds of those females who consistently pick the douche instilling the belief in good guys that it’s true they finish last. Today’s topic is the corollary to that piece – a year late because I only just realized it. The SAT question was a real doozy: Girls are to Assholes …

An expert on success, creativity, genius, and missing the Wunderkind ship…

admin - September 8, 2009

From their webite – TEDTalks began as a simple attempt to share what happens at TED – a non-profit dedicated to spreading ideas in Technology, Entertainment, and Design (T.E.D.) – with the world. Under the moniker “ideas worth spreading,” talks were released online. They rapidly attracted a global audience in the millions. Elizabeth Gilbert is the some-word-better-than-best selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and a …

The S.S. Wunderkind

admin - September 4, 2009

It wouldn’t be entirely fair to blame Britney Spears; Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, and Justin Timberlake were all the same age.  And we can’t even say it was modern media whores and over-achievers who put the pressure on.  Michael Jackson was pre-pubescent when his first (slash let’s be honest all) albums went platinum… But the idea of child prodigies we can handle.  It’s almost dismissible because it’s …

Previously on You’re Making Mistakes Left and Right

admin - September 2, 2009

Part of the reason ….mmm, you’re right… The main reasons we can’t stop “engaging with” that certain person we know full well we should disengage from is because we can’t remember exactly what happens every time it does. Selective romantic memory (SRM) is an epidemic of the 20-something set. When we like someone most of the details of what goes on between us go impressionist …