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April 4, 2025
Iris Apfel
Jersey City is the last place you would expect to meet Iris Apfel. In 2004, I encountered Iris while attending an opening for a friend’s art studio... in Jersey City…
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March 7, 2024
Cleaning Like A Mother
My Saturday mornings are about cleaning up. Ok. I just lied. TO YOUR FACE. Every day is about cleaning up in motherhood. However, on Saturdays I take it a bit…
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August 14, 2022
Peach Ice Cream
Headed into the pinnacle summer weekend with wobbly legs and uneasy feels about the nation. I don't have a profound solution for a way forward other than protest and vote.…
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June 30, 2022
Ethan Hawke Writes Books
I traveled to Brooklyn last night. Zoe Kazan was interviewing Ethan Hawke at St. Ann’s church ⛪️ about his new book and as a card carrying Gen Xer, I had…
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February 22, 2022
J’adore Francoise Gilot
A woman whose light shines even when in shadow.
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February 20, 2022
World Menopause Day 2021
Whenever I meet my friend Frances for coffee , I know I’ll always leave feeling better than when I arrived. Frances and I are both members of the Manhattan Magnolias…
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October 18, 2021
I want to throw a book at the wall.
If you are circling, swimming in, or exiting menopause, the negative slant that the world at large puts on The Change can feel so personal when it’s happening to you.…
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October 10, 2021
Bad Habit, Big City
I was born and raised in the south. This New Yorker of 21 years still gets asked where she's from every single day. My southern accent is like a fog…
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September 5, 2021
Martini of Motivation
There is an intoxicating romance surrounding an artist's inspiration. Artists rarely reveal their secret recipes for success. I am not sure if the following rant is a recipe for success,…
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May 26, 2021