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This post is late because I couldn’t decide whether or not to write it. I had originally planned to write about the fact that R and I are preparing to adopt a puppy. It was going to be a super funny piece on how two people agree on what the animal they intend to share the next 12-16 years with should look like (spoiler alert: …
Guess what you guys? An Ironic, Low-Key, Unconventional Wedding Is Still a Wedding So if you thought you were going to exchange your vows at your favorite In-N-Out with frie rings and call it a “friendship for life” ceremony, you’re wrong. The Atlantic just said so. Here’s a mini recap of this long article about the fact that there are “women who do want in …
(Don’t let this AMAZING O’Reilly clip confuse you. This is a very serious post.) This is a public service post. On Sunday I witnessed something truly remarkable, and I witnessed it live. It was a story told by the actress/host/storyteller/comedienne/teacher Suzanne Whang about finally finding the love of her life at age 50. It was the most romantic thing I have ever heard outside …
Just like Tuesday’s post, I have not in any way been paid to write about this product, though that will be abundantly clear once you start reading… On Monday I got an e-mail from Geanna. Subject line: Please write about this…Body of text: http://gothamist.com/2013/02/26/terrible_disney_game_teach_young_ny.php I have been both thanking and cursing Geanna ever since. The gist of the article from Gothamist is this: A new …
On account of the fact that I won last year’s Oscar pool by a landslide (thank you Pete Hammond at Deadline) and could not think of anything else to write today, I’m publishing my 2013 Oscar picks. It will come as no surprise to you that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT the Oscars. It will also come as no surprise to you that I attend …
A brief oral history of my relationship with GIRLS: Last year I tore the first three episodes of this now Golden Globe-winning “comedy” a new one. This year R finally got me to watch the last four episodes, and I mostly liked them. Last week I had the below conversation with Geanna. Two nights ago R and I watched the first two episodes of this …
It’s time once again for a long, reference-filled article about the state of the modern 20-something. This time the writer waxing poetic on an age bracket I’m pretty sure he’s grown beyond is Nathan Heller with his piece Semi-Charmed Life: the twentysomethings are all right. As you know, I approach these attempts to understand “my generation” with a groan. Doesn’t the New Yorker have something …
I’m going to keep this one brief because I really do believe anything published on Gawker.com and anything published by Lena Dunham should be left up to the reader’s own interpretation. That said, this story surfaced recently, and it contains some interesting details. The basic overview is this: Lena Dunham sold a book proposal to Random House for 3.7 million dollars (that’s a lot in …
Since the day I started my first full-time job, I have been online all day every day during the work week. That’s five days a week, approximately nine hours a day, approximately 250 days per year for a total of eight years, or in other numbers 2,250 hours spent online (don’t check my math, just know it’s likely wrong). Yes, there were times when work …
Check out the final segment from my HuffPost Live appearance last night. Great conversation with the show hosts and guests. See below for links to those folks so you can check out their work on the topic. CLICK TO WATCH. Mark Babbitt – CEO & Founder, YouTern – Here’s Mark’s article on how his generation could use the help of some Millennials. Jean Twenge – …