Category Archives: Consumers
My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would
Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old, a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood
My Father Danced with Iris Apfel When No One Else Would
Eighty-eight years ago at a high school mixer, while the gym floor was crowded with couples dancing, my 15-year-old father Marvin kept his eye on another 15-year-old, a shy female friend leaning alone against the gymnasium wall. They were neighborhood
Lois Lane Black Like Me
Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?
Lois Lane Black Like Me
Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?
Sno-Cones and Snow-Balls
Snow cones are not just for summer. Watching my dog Moe eagerly nibble the freshly fallen snow, a readily available frozen treat that miraculously turned to water conjured up snowy childhood memories. After the exertion of rolling 3 balls of
Sno-Cones and Snow-Balls
Snow cones are not just for summer. Watching my dog Moe eagerly nibble the freshly fallen snow, a readily available frozen treat that miraculously turned to water conjured up snowy childhood memories. After the exertion of rolling 3 balls of
New York Justice
New Yorkers have waited decades for this day. $354.9 million reasons “I LOVE NY!”
Memories on 60th Anniversary of the Beatles Debut on Ed Sullivan
Anniversary Edition From the Vault Can it really be 60 years since the Beatles burst into our lives on an ordinary Sunday night after which nothing would be the same again? There are few of my generation who do not
Memories on 60th Anniversary of the Beatles Debut on Ed Sullivan
Anniversary Edition From the Vault Can it really be 60 years since the Beatles burst into our lives on an ordinary Sunday night after which nothing would be the same again? There are few of my generation who do not
The Ball Player and the Blonde
A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new
The Ball Player and the Blonde
A major sports figure and gorgeous entertainer are romantically involved. The American public is enthralled wanting to know every juicy detail. At times it seems to eclipse the big presidential election happening here, even creating more interest than the new
Rehoming A Red State Dog in a Blue State of Mind
My liberal lab rescued from a red state is now true blue. I hugged the MAGA right out of him. It took less than a week to turn my red state dog Moe blue. And it didn’t take Taylor Swift
Rehoming A Red State Dog in a Blue State of Mind
My liberal lab rescued from a red state is now true blue. I hugged the MAGA right out of him. It took less than a week to turn my red state dog Moe blue. And it didn’t take Taylor Swift
Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink
All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed
Think Pink Pretty Powerful in Pink
All that hot pink power still wasn’t enough to get Greta Gerwig a nomination for best director of the Barbie. The blockbuster movie that challenged patriarchal norms asked us to think pink and the audience complied. My social media feed
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
Ken Rules Barbie
Maybe in BarbieLand– “She’s everything. He’s Just Ken,” but in OscarLand the predictable winner is…. patriarchy. Yet again, a female film director of a major movie was overlooked for an Oscar nomination by the Academy of Motion Pictures, and the
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
The Shame of My Off Brand Barbies
If 2023 was the year of Barbie, inspiring grown women to dust off their old Barbie dolls in a pink wave of nostalgia – it took until now for the phenomenon to finally free me to confess a long-held childhood
Envisioning The American Dream 