Social Graces
Honk If You Hate Bumper Stickers
For the longest time I thought the 13.1 and 26.2 oval stickers on the backs of cars were Bible verses. Then one day I was […]
Who’s Ready to Tweet Lindsay Lohan’s Funeral? #SoSad
I don’t know if you heard, but Whitney Houston died. If by chance your response to that statement was, “No, I hadn’t heard,” please let […]
How You Know When It’s Time to Buy an iPhone
Last week, I missed out on The Darkness, a cheeky British glam-rock band who played a sold-out show at the Trocadero. As a small consolation, […]
Ladies, If You’re Out of College, You’re Too Old for Victoria’s Secret’s Pink
“What’s the deal with that ‘Pink’ stuff?” my perplexed husband asked the other night. He’s been seeing it around town with increasingly regularity, he explained, […]
Bitterness Loves Company on the Internet
The reviews are in. I wrote a story in this month’s Philadelphia magazine. Perhaps you saw it. It was a profile of a woman named […]
Gentlemen, Here’s How to Guarantee Valentine’s Day Sex
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The holiday that’s been ruthlessly dragged through the mud, angrily lambasted for being “commercial,” “sappy,” “a Hallmark holiday,” “discriminatory,” a day that […]
Ladies Who Gym: Thongs! Gossip! Zumba!
I have been a member of the same South Jersey gym for more than 10 years. You would think I’d be in pretty good shape […]
AT&T’s Shutdown of iPhone’s Unlimited Data Has a Bright Side
Perhaps you’ve heard tell of a missive that comes from AT&T in the deep of night, delivered by elves, that wakes you from your sugarplum […]
Jonathan Adler Will Now Help You Pee More Stylishly
In the latest bizarre design news, lifestyle guru Jonathan Adler has been tapped to design toilet paper covers for Cottonelle. Yes, you read that correctly. […]
Your Grandchildren Might Hate Facebook and Twitter
Last week, I took my closest friend Amy out to dinner for her birthday. As we settled into a table at a lovely Italian restaurant, […]
Why Did My Massage Therapist Spend So Much Time on My Stomach?
I was sitting in the waiting area of the spa with my sister, who’d given me a gift certificate for a massage as a Christmas […]
Have We Become Immune to Curse Words?
That the Supreme Court is currently deliberating whether the government still ought bother to regulate cursing on broadcast TV says a lot about how far […]
Did Philly Sports Fans Boo the Canadian National Anthem at the Winter Classic?
The sports media loves cliches like it loves athletes giving 110 percent. Whenever a game’s in Philadelphia, you have a 110 percent chance of seeing […]
Why Are Servers So Pissed Off All the Time?
Whenever I stand waiting to pay for my sweater while the cashier talks to her pal on the phone, or when I am met with […]
Rats Are Probably More Compassionate Than You
A recent study at the University of Chicago proved that rats—lowly, disease-carrying, dreaded rats—would turn their back on food in order to free another rat […]