Eat Pray Love is one of those formulaic, cliché, feel-good “women’s films” that nonetheless makes me cry the whole way through. And obviously it’s based on a book, which is based on some woman’s real life experience. The only part that really bothered me about it was the happy ending.
People complained that it was episodic, [...]

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 [...]

On a trip to Sweden I got to experience the exceptional tradition of the Swedish summer solstice holiday, Midsummer. The celebrations begin with adorable Swedish children dancing around a Maypole-like structure resembling a cock and balls. The day continues with feasting, drinking (copious amounts of schnapps), and singing traditional erotic songs.
Since it’s never dark in [...]

I recently realized that I the man I was dating was almost three times my age. I could no longer see the charm in his traditionalist, sexist, colonialist, elitist outlook on life. So I decided to make a run for it. Unfortunately, I had left a lot of valuable personal items in his apartment. I [...]

I had the mixed fortune of being invited to the garret apartment of a middle-aged Parisian fashion photographer. He lives at the site of the famous Lolita-esque Marlon Brando film, Last Tango In Paris.
He offered me fresh strawberries and told me that he had had a rich life, peppered with exciting encounters with Carla Bruni (before [...]

It began as a fairy tale story of a beautiful Indonesian model, Manohara (“thief of hearts” in Sanskrit), who married a Malaysian Prince when she was only 17 years old. She claims that her life turned into a nightmare and that the Prince kept her as his sex slave–trapping her in the castle, cutting her [...]

Tim Burton’s new Alice in Wonderland film is a delicious feast for anyone with a taste for the glamorous gothic aesthetic that Burton does so well. Alice is played by an adorable 20-year-old Australian actress (Mia Wasikowska) who bears an uncanny resemblance to Gwyneth Paltrow and is perfect for the role of “sweet young girl [...]

While skiing in the French Alpine resort town of Val-d’Isère, I encountered many a Slim Aarons situation. From the lounge chairs at the foot of the slopes, to the Frenchies drinking mid-afternoon red wine in those lounge chairs, it was a surreally elegant ski experience.
From my early years, I recall awkward moments at ski school [...]

Jet setting is the best, especially if it is on the arm of a dashing man or woman who has piles of money to spend on plane tickets and lavish hotel suites. In theory. In the movies, that is.
A flight attendant friend of mine makes a lifestyle out of meeting men in the first class [...]

The lovely indie-chic romantic comedy, 500 Days of Summer, tells the story of a male 20-something phenomenon: the guy who is desperate to settle down to one woman and only one woman. He is the prince in this modern Los Angeles anti-fairy-tale, instead of the emotionally unavailable wanker so prevalent in popular films and everyday [...]