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Ellen Willis rocked. Read why in the new anthology of her music writing.

May 8, 2011

I wrote a short review of Out of the Vinyl Deeps for the music issue of Elle (May 2011).

One of the most compelling things I’ve read about the baby decision

April 26, 2011

For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to “just know,” how is a person to decide if he or she wants to have a child? Over at The Rumpus, a 41-year-old baby-ambivalent man asks the burning question, and receives a really touching and thoughtful answer. The advice columnist’s response echoes a lot of what [...]

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The newest (and cheapest) male fertility test: a tape measure

March 25, 2011

New research finds that measurements of a man’s nether regions really does correlate to his ability to get a woman pregnant, Time reports. The area of interest is located slightly south of where you’re probably thinking: it’s actually the distance between the anus to underneath the scrotum, known as anogenital distance, or AGD. According to [...]

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The world loses two great talents during Women’s History Month

March 23, 2011

This month, as we honor influential women of the past and present, we say goodbye to two unique talents: Hazel Rowley, the brilliant biographer of charismatic, complex people and their complicated relationships; and Elizabeth Taylor, the dynamic actress whose complicated relationships were the subject of at least three biographies. These two women may not have [...]

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Help Japanese women and children in the wake of the tsunami.

March 19, 2011

(My friend Alex Zolbert took this photograph of the destruction wrought by the tsunami in Sendai, Japan. More incredible images are at AlexZolbert.com) A tsunami like the one that hit the coast of eastern Japan last week wreaks havoc on the lives of everyone in the area, but presents unique challenges for women and girls. [...]

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Will Tina Fey’s New Yorker essay help working moms?

February 21, 2011

Everyone loved Tina Fey’s essay for the New Yorker about juggling work and kids, and trying to decide whether she should have a second baby. And there was a lot to love! Fey was her typical hilarious, irreverent, incisive, awesome self. Take these bon mots: “‘How do you juggle it all?’ people constantly ask me, [...]

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Guy Friend: The Other Kind of Boyfriend

February 14, 2011

This one’s for the (other) men in my life! I wrote a fun feature for the March 2011 issue of Women’s Health magazine about the joys of having guys as friends.

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Have you ever experienced baby lust?

February 9, 2011

My article about baby lust (and how women know when it’s time to have baby) is up at Elle.com. At the very end of the article, there’s a place where readers can share stories of their own experiences with baby lust. I’m really curious to hear what people have to say. Some might wonder why [...]

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Clock Watcher: my article in February ELLE

January 18, 2011

Is there a biological explanation behind sudden-onset baby lust? How do we know when it’s time to get pregnant? We’ve heard so much about the biological clock, but not much about the alarm mechanism that’s supposed to let us know this thing is working. Concerned about my ambivalent feelings about babies and motherhood, I decided to further explore baby lust. I wrote about my findings in an article for ELLE called “Clock Watcher” (February 2011).

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Katie Holmes as Jackie O. on the cover of last week’s New York Magazine

August 23, 2010

Brilliant idea: Katie Holmes reenacting paparazzo Ron Galella‘s iconic shot of Jackie O. crossing the street. Katie looks (dare I say it?) even more gorgeous than the original, and it’s a great way to usher in Fall Fashion.

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