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Ladies Man: Matt Bomer

March 2, 2010

My interview with White Collar star Matt Bomer is in the March issue of ELLE. Mr. Bomer is lovely! Considerate, nice, funny — a real pleasure to talk to. And if you think he looks good in this mug shot, you should see the photo in the magazine. Wowza!

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Little Bird of Heaven by Joyce Carol Oates

August 15, 2009

Little Bird of Heaven is vintage Oates: tragic violence, outsize ambitions, dashed hopes, strained family bonds, manly-men roughing up sassy-yet-submissive women, and, of course, sex-crazed teenagers.

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Amy Poehler UNCUT!

March 11, 2009

There’s a teaser of my interview with the hilarious Amy Poehler in the April issue of ELLE, but the online version at ELLE.com is much longer, funnier and, if I do say so myself, more interesting. Here, the SNL veteran and long-time improvista has more room to talk about women and comedy, and how while [...]

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Gimme Shelter by Mary Elizabeth Williams

February 14, 2009

In exploring how the ability to buy a home reflects on our identity and sense of worth, Mary Elizabeth Williams sheds light on why so many people are willing to gamble their financial security and even their sanity for the sake of a home to call their own.

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She’s So Unusual

January 1, 2009

In her riveting graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi lifted the veil off what it was like to be a smartass Iranian girl in a rapidly changing world. Now as her story is prepared for the big screen, she looks back on her journey from heretic to counterculture heroine.

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Cradle Robber?

September 20, 2008

Women aren’t supposed to think about the childbearing decision as an economic one. But how does a young couple factor the cost of a kid into an already paycheck-to-paycheck existence? One would-be mother stares down the crib sheet. ELLE, October 2008

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Drip Stop

July 20, 2008

The new arsenal of anti-dampness tools, tested by a rampant perspirer. New York Magazine, July 20, 2008. (Click here to read about ways to help stop sweating.)

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Japanese-style feminism

January 17, 2007

Just after the new year, I interviewed journalist and novelist Veronica Chambers about her new book, “Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women are Changing Their Nation” (try not to judge this book by its Westerner-in-whiteface cover photo, or its silly title). Given my (somewhat obsessive) interest in Japan and my own discussions with Japanese friends, [...]

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Picture-perfect comic book postcards: “Local” by Brian Wood

October 18, 2006

I really love Brian Wood‘s comic series, Local, that follows the trajectory of a post-collegiate gypsy-in-jeans named Megan McKeenan on her cross-country quest for identity and connection. In each issue, Megan travels to a new North American city to try to set down roots. A wary, skittish loner, she’s rarely successful, and the books often [...]

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Good Women: Three Novellas by Jane Stevenson

May 24, 2006

The shifting perspectives of characters and class in these three smart novellas makes for a colorful short-story bouquet.

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