I went to Newport for some beach time, since I am so in need of relaxation given that I don’t have a job, don’t go to school, and don’t even volunteer at some altruistic organization.
Newport, Rhode Island stirs up visions of Gatsby, the Jazz Age of overly large summer houses. Nowadays, Newport arouses images of [...]

At the club in my neighborhood on Thursday nights it is a scene of extreme dance-offs involving large, gay break-dancing men. I felt a bit eclipsed by their skills, but once I broke out my girlish jump split, I felt I had something to add to the evening.
Speaking of feats of dexterity, my new kitten [...]

The vilest married couple in Manhattan has turned to violence. TV producer extraordinaire, Sandy Frank, is now officially geriatric at age 81. But that doesn’t mean he can’t play the field, Hugh Hefner style. Sandy has been philandering around, and his 57-year-old former model wife, Brenda Frank, expressed her feelings toward him by throwing wine [...]

Martin Amis, the enfant terrible of British novelists, recently came to Manhattan to read from his new book, The Pregnant Widow. During the summer of 1970, the novel’s protagonist and several other privileged 20-somethings frolic in a castle outside of Rome, reveling in the newfound sexual liberties of their time. Amis could have chosen to read a [...]

Without a job and without a place to live (other than my dad’s apartment, which doesn’t really count), I decided the only thing left to do was to throw myself into charity work. So I adopted a stray cat from the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire and was immediately gratified by my good deed [...]

The travel industry is branching out into straight-up brothels. A new resort in Australia, the “Lynx Lodge,” is set to be the “ultimate man-cation” spot where men can get every one of their itches scratched. You might think that since it’s an all-male resort, there would be a definite gay vibe: organic pistachio cake bake-offs, [...]

Looking for jobs in Manhattan, or in any city in America (or the world), for that matter, in this dismal economy, is almost as fun as going to get a pelvic exam. But a pelvic exam is a lot more satisfying. At the very least, you get your results back within two weeks. With most [...]

A day at Harvard Medical School is a less than surreal experience involving lots of eager type-A young adults with high IQs and a passion for very large text books.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t tough enough to handle the pressure, so I developed shooting pains in my stomach. Luckily, the lecture hall was a short walk to [...]

When two people break up, it’s inevitable that there will be an awkward run-in on the street a couple of months later, or perhaps even a “let’s be friends” coffee when the girl tries to act breezy and the guy tries to act like he suddenly has a high-powered career and lots of sex.
But it [...]

Grey Gardens is a 1970s documentary based on the infamous story of two deranged former Manhattan socialites who slid into decrepitude in their 28-room mansion in the Hamptons. This mother and daughter duo passed their time dressing in pantless outfits, fashioning turbans out of bath towels and gold brooches. They also developed a fondness for [...]