File under sad but true: as far as self-fulfillment and personal growth goes, snagging a prince, no matter how charming, just doesn’t matter that much. And in honesty, how charming are princes, as a rule? A quick survey of available Disney princes hints they may not be very charming at all—Prince Eric, though sporting an […]
Imagine a world where you get paid to read, smell the pages of new books, and share your ideas with the world. If this sounds dreamy, you might be destined for a job in publishing. But which job? The books we love to read start as vague ideas. A writer works for hours, days, months, […]
Great news you already know! Our favorite dysfunctional family returns on Sunday, and we’re chee-chaw-ing like a bunch of excited chickens up in here. As one would expect after such a long winter’s nap, surely season 4 will finally show our Bluths as self-aware, other-centric, fully actualized people. Haha—no way, don’t be dumb on purpose! […]
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, officially kicking off the Year of the Monkey. In the Chinese zodiac tradition, each year holds different things in store for different zodiac signs, and there are always some important words of advice for navigating the year ahead. For example, those born in the Year of the Monkey […]
It’s finally happening: the final season of AMC’s sexy, smoky, scotch-drenched series Mad Men. No other show in the history of television has made us fall so deeply in love with sunken living rooms, bygone fonts, emphysema, and aerodynamic breasts. So, to honor the seventh season, I thought I’d offer up some reading recommendations for […]