Unpleasantly plump
You could say anorexia is a tradition in my family, like oyster stew at New Year's or funny hats on birthdays. My mother is the champion -- a dubious distinction. Most days she does not eat between...
View ArticleOne is (not) the loneliest number
Apart. Such a simple concept. So concrete. So easy to represent on charts or diagrams with dots and pushpins either in or out. Yet real life is not dots. Some of us appear to be in, but we are out. And...
View ArticleSometimes you’re just glad they’re dead
When I was fifteen I loved my friend Rhonda so much that other girls said it was sick and my dad said she was a devil who had me under a spell. They were all envious, of course. They could not...
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How comfort foods work like Prozac
When the recession hit, you could hear the words buzzing from the cell phones of every restaurant consultant in America: "It's time for comfort food." But under the mashed potatoes and meatloaf lies a...
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Are sperm banks unethical?
To offset law-school expenses, Ben Seisler spent three years donating sperm to a Virginia sperm bank. He recently learned that his donations have produced 74 children -- so far.On the reality show...
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Loaning money kills relationships
At this point in history, money holds such massive emotional baggage that asking Can I have some of yours for a while? or Will I ever get it back? are some of life's weightier questions.And now, we...
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