Category Archives: Middle Class
A Perfectly Happy Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving table is as laden with myths as it is with stuffing and pumpkin pie. Immortalized in countless mid-century illustrations done by some of the country’s most esteemed illustrators, these indelible images have served up a mouth-watering, idealized version
A Perfectly Happy Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving table is as laden with myths as it is with stuffing and pumpkin pie. Immortalized in countless mid-century illustrations done by some of the country’s most esteemed illustrators, these indelible images have served up a mouth-watering, idealized version
I Dreamed I Was a Pilgim in My Carter Briefs
I Dreamed I was a Pilgim in my Carter Briefs. With equal portions of sheer silliness and questionable taste, this ad serves up a heaping helping of Thanksgiving cheer. Nothing comes between them and their turkey but a pair
I Dreamed I Was a Pilgim in My Carter Briefs
I Dreamed I was a Pilgim in my Carter Briefs. With equal portions of sheer silliness and questionable taste, this ad serves up a heaping helping of Thanksgiving cheer. Nothing comes between them and their turkey but a pair
Veterans Day and GI Joe
What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear. The torch had been passed to a new generation, President John Kennedy told us, and passed directly into
Veterans Day and GI Joe
What my WWII veteran father had done in the war and what the war had done to him was never clear. The torch had been passed to a new generation, President John Kennedy told us, and passed directly into
Rhoda Remembered
Where Mary Richards was the girl next door, Rhoda Morgenstern really was the girl down the block. Never before in TV Land had I heard someone TAWK like Rhoda. That voice, those dropped “r’s” so familiar, a constant in my
Rhoda Remembered
Where Mary Richards was the girl next door, Rhoda Morgenstern really was the girl down the block. Never before in TV Land had I heard someone TAWK like Rhoda. That voice, those dropped “r’s” so familiar, a constant in my
Summer Season’s End
Bidding the Beach Club Goodbye Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmother’s Long Island beach club. Just as white shoes would make their final appearance of the season, so it was time to bid the sandy white
Summer Season’s End
Bidding the Beach Club Goodbye Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmother’s Long Island beach club. Just as white shoes would make their final appearance of the season, so it was time to bid the sandy white
Jeffrey Epstein- No Stranger to Trouble
Like every little girl and boy I was taught to be wary of stranger’s invitations – don’t speak to strangers. Strangers we were warned, are scary people who drive around in cars and offer you a ride
Jeffrey Epstein- No Stranger to Trouble
Like every little girl and boy I was taught to be wary of stranger’s invitations – don’t speak to strangers. Strangers we were warned, are scary people who drive around in cars and offer you a ride
Betty -a Bastille Day Jazz Age Baby
In 1926 while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty, my mother. A beloved Bastille Day baby, this jazz age
Betty -a Bastille Day Jazz Age Baby
In 1926 while flaming youth roared and thousands mourned the death of Rudolph Valentino, my grandparents, Sadie and Arthur were overjoyed at the birth of their second daughter, Betty, my mother. A beloved Bastille Day baby, this jazz age
Jeffrey Epstein’s Sordid Secret
Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid secret is out. The secret fraternity of entitled, powerful, and moneyed men is no longer a secret. This rarefied world is rotting from the head down. Everything about this sex scandal is putrid. A noxious odor is
Jeffrey Epstein’s Sordid Secret
Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid secret is out. The secret fraternity of entitled, powerful, and moneyed men is no longer a secret. This rarefied world is rotting from the head down. Everything about this sex scandal is putrid. A noxious odor is
The Deplorable Stain of the Detention Camps
There is a stench in America; a foul stain so deep on our country no amount of soap can wash it away. The noxious stink emanating from our southern border is less from the unsanitary camps holding these poor abused
The Deplorable Stain of the Detention Camps
There is a stench in America; a foul stain so deep on our country no amount of soap can wash it away. The noxious stink emanating from our southern border is less from the unsanitary camps holding these poor abused
Gloria Vanderbilt -Blue Jeans Fit For the Masses
Gloria Vanderbilt, the socialite to the manor born, promised to give the 99% “the million dollar look.” Imagine, dressing like a Vanderbilt! Once upon a time, but not that long ago, a regular gal could be dressed head to toe
Gloria Vanderbilt -Blue Jeans Fit For the Masses
Gloria Vanderbilt, the socialite to the manor born, promised to give the 99% “the million dollar look.” Imagine, dressing like a Vanderbilt! Once upon a time, but not that long ago, a regular gal could be dressed head to toe
