Shoe browsing isn’t what it used to be. There was a time when setting foot inside a shoe department brought me a degree of flimsy pleasure. No longer. Now when I set foot inside a shoe... Read more >>

Like most children of the 1980s, I watched the Star Wars movies a lot growing up. Their imprint was deep; I pondered the moral quandaries of Luke Skywalker, I practiced the sacred Jedi art of the... Read more >>

Remember the song “Voices Carry” by ’Til Tuesday? When I was a kid, I had the lyrics wrong to this song (and many, many others). I thought it was “Hush hush, keep it down now,... Read more >>

Where are her parents? I think to myself as I watch a young child cross the street, unattended. They wouldn’t just leave her alone like this, in the middle of the city—would they? The more... Read more >>

The first time I saw this trend, I was navigating my way through a crowd of tourists on Broadway. Naturally, I thought the offender had a role in Cats and hadn’t felt like changing after the... Read more >>

Have you ever worn a pair of boots and thought to yourself, Wow, great boots, but all this toe coverage is excessive. No, I didn’t think so. I haven’t either. Mostly because the notion of... Read more >>

I realize we’re a culture that likes a little vulgarity. We’ve embraced MTV; sex-crazed, blood-sucking vampires; Snookie; and Arnold Schwarzenegger. But we’re also a culture that... Read more >>

Occasionally a garment is so powerful that it transforms its wearer into something entirely new; a pencil skirt turns a bookish Bertha into a sophisticated femme fatale, a fitted vest elevates a... Read more >>

I enjoy a concept wedding as much as the next gal, but have some gone too far? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, one thing’s for sure: They put in some serious effort! Katamari wedding:... Read more >>

I’ve always wondered how humans figured out how to prepare certain foods. You would think that if something tastes terrible, it would just be left alone. If it kills you, why would you ever mess... Read more >>