I was fortunate enough to partake in the festivities of Passover with a good old non-denominational New Haven Seder that devolved very quickly into flourless chocolate cake. I love this wheat-less and unleavened thing…
Gauche Things to do while Wine-Shopping:

1. Upon entering the store, dashing straight over to the impromptu wine tasting event without hesitation.
2. [...]

Images of a very commercially successful, somewhat teen-oriented, film have been distracting me. I recently saw the cult-phenomenon movie about vampires, Twilight. It was directed by a woman (Catherine Hardwicke), written by a woman, and based on a book by a woman, which is a thing hard to come by in the film industry.
The darkly [...]

I have been beleaguering all of my friends and family about the issue of whether or not I should invest in graduate school. In one moment it seems like a natural progression, a golden opportunity, an ideal way to evolve intellectually in these less-than-ideal times. Plus, it is good to be in a haven of [...]

Tonight I attended Theatre of Desire, a Yale undergraduate drama debauchery that takes place sporadically, in a ballroom, with donuts, coffee, and Deb Margolin, the famous feminist performance artist and playwright. I usually shudder at the sight of the overly enthusiastic theatre kid, but tonight I was feeling particularly low and needed a collaborative distraction [...]

On a rainy afternoon I watched the new film from French director, Pierre Morel film, Taken. I had heard that it would shock me out of ever wanting to travel waywardly abroad again. The plot: two innocent and spoiled 17-year-old Los Angeles girls are desperate to frolic about Europe seeing U2 concerts and staying in [...]

On the cover of today’s Yale Daily News there is a photo of a beaming young couple, two Yale seniors (both Catholics and on the crew team) who are engaged to be married upon graduation. It all began when they met on the steps of the New Haven post office, and they sealed the deal [...]