Strongest Women I Know

I've been conflicted about Christmas for a long time. Part of me enjoys all the external trappings: the tree, the lights, the wrapping ...

Last week hurricane Irene made her way up the East Coast and most of my friends fled NYC. I decided that, rather than spending a few days al...

A t the end of March I attended a benefit concert for Japan hosted by Yoko Ono. It was the kind of last minute concert with big names that c...

No, not your first love or first sexual encounter.  Your first album . The record you went and picked out yourself when you were old enough...

I’m not ashamed to admit to enjoying some pretty cheesy pop tunes. On some of these pop artists, I agree with many music critics who say tha...

How is it that one song can tip you back to feelings that you genuinely believed were long gone? This week it’s Adele’s cover of “Lovesong,”...

Last weekend my friend Suzy was in town, one of the few hip people at my staight-laced corporate day job.  Like me, she began her career in ...