There’s something about the title How Stella Got Her Groove Back that makes me cringe. I’m not sure if it’s the folksy appeal to a universal feminine experience, or merely the use of... Read more >>

Once upon a time, some studio exec decided that any movie featuring more than two female characters could only appeal to female audiences. Thus a new pejorative term was born: the “chick... Read more >>

Mozzarella sticks. Boy bands. Reality television. Everyone’s got her guilty pleasures—those things that are so wrong, they’re just right. After all, we can’t survive on a diet... Join this chit chat >>

I must confess to having a special place in my heart and hidden behind the bookshelf for a small selection of “chick flick” type movies. The Notebook, Steel Magnolias, and How to Lose... Read more >>

Just like ridiculous blow-’em-up movies are a guilty source of entertainment from time to time, a melodramatic sap-fest or romantic comedy can be fun to watch, too. Even guys will begrudgingly... Read more >>

Kris Radish wrote a compelling piece on chance in The Huffington Post this week. The odd chance we have in meeting someone important or significant in our life while stranded at an airport is... Read more >>

“I’m still in love with you.” The phone cut out. What? I could hardly breathe. I had to pull the car over, as my heart jumped at my seatbelt. For that moment before he called... Read more >>