Romance Blossoms in the Dead of Winter
Here in Boston where I live, we’ve been having a brutal winter. Winter is always a long, tough slog around here, especially for a girl who grew up in LA. But this year has got to be a record-setter. Endless snow and ice and dirty slush. The city looks gray and grim much of the [...]
Fed Up With No Next Day Calls
There’s quite a good piece over at Dartmouth’s student newspaper The Mirror, but I’m afraid it’s too full of Dartmouth-speak for us regular types, so I’ve adapted where necessary to a more general audience. You can check out the original here: TheDartmouth.com | I’m having some issues…. by Carol Brown.
It considers the question of next day [...]
What Snowblowers Can Teach Us About Men
As someone who writes about hooking up and casual sex, I think a lot about the innate differences between women and men. While there is no doubt in my mind that we’re extremely different psychologically, it’s a topic that frequently stirs controversy. Women in the media are especially prone to getting their Hanky Pankies in [...]
The Clothes That Got Me Laid: A Newish Blog
While working on a piece on Feminism and Hooking Up, I stumbled across a blog called The Clothes That Got Me Laid. I love it – it is a highly irreverent and fun series of stories about what people wear when they hook up. Girls work so hard to look good when they go out; [...]
Should I Have Sex With My Ex?
Dear Aunt Sue,
I just got home for the holidays and I know there’s going to be drama with my ex over the break. Everyone always says DO NOT hook up with your ex, so I figure it’s probably a stupid idea, but I’ve been thinking about him. We broke up at the end of the [...]
John Krasinski Sings Winter Wonderland
First, he goes to an Aimee Mann concert. Then he gets onstage to sing a Christmas carol with her. OMG, is this guy perfect or what? OK, he can’t sing, but man, you’ve gotta give him credit. Beta, girls, beta male. Alpha meatheads have nothing on this guy!
