Matzo balls were on the menu Sunday night as I whipped up a big pot of soup for my... read more →
I didn’t remember ever crying during the Olympics. But the 2014 Winter Games were a real doozy for me... read more →
The iconic cone-bra outfits Madonna wore on her 1990 Blond Ambition tour just might be top fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s best-known creations. But it was the cone-shaped “falsies” he... read more →
It was in junior high that my son declared Valentine’s Day a “Hallmark holiday.” But before he felt manipulated by advertising, my Valentine's Days were filled with hearts of love.... read more →
(This piece also appears on HuffPost.) On a sub-zero February morning in 1997, I stopped at my son Harry's bedroom door. I wanted to see if he was dressed for... read more →
While 33 straight and same-sex couples were married at the Grammys Sunday night, the Disney Channel made a little LGBTQ history of its own. Yep. The network introduced its first-ever... read more →
Little kids are naturally funny. They just are. Their perspectives on everyday life and language let us grownups tap into the creativity,... read more →
Four-year-old Harry walked out the front door barefoot, wearing a pink chambray skirt paired with a signature tie-dye t-shirt. “Can you fix this, Momma?” he asked, handing me a decapitated... read more →
Saturday was my annual de-clutter workout. The one where I organize all of the files, notes, articles, books and correspondence on my desk (aka the dining room table). Boring, I... read more →
Yes, Born This Way is a song by Lady Gaga. But it’s also the title of a book I read on New Year’s Eve day. And when I finished the... read more →
