Have You Had Your First Colonoscopy? It May Be Less Terrible Than You Think
Have you had your first colonoscopy yet? Doctors tell us we should start getting them at 50, but if you’re anything like me, just the thought of it made you …
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Running Out of TV Ideas as COVID Keeps You Inside? Try These
At first it was Tiger King, then Love is Blind. Then, many people rewatched old favorites. But as we are all still staying less social, it’s getting easy to run …
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Comfort Food: The Great British Baking Show
No, I don’t mean the FOOD. If I spent my days eating cakes, pies, and weird British meat pastries I’ve never heard of before, I would not come away from …
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Parenting in the Age of TikTok Conspiracies
I have a 12-year-old daughter, which means I have a TikTok devotee. For a while, that just meant we all got exposed to new dances, as she’d scurry downstairs, command …
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Talking to Teens about Politically Polarizing Events
I can’t be the only parent having fascinating conversations with my teenagers right now, as the world changes and history unfolds in front of our eyes. My son, at 16, …
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Running Into My 7th Grade Bully
When I was in seventh grade—or “grade seven” as we called it in Canada—there was a popular girl who used to pick on me. I still don’t know what it …
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The Best of 30 Rock in Time for its Return
We’re getting a new 30 Rock! On July 16, Tina Fey (Liz Lemon), Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy), Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), Jake Krakowski (Jenna Maroney), and Jack Brayer (Kenneth Parcell) …
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Did You Know You Can “Rent” a Celebrity?
Are you familiar with Cameo? In case you’re not, a primer: Cameo is a site filled with a huge range of celebrities—think TV, movies, sports, music, and yes, social media …
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Father’s Day and Gay Pride: A Perfect Match
I grew up utterly confused by the dad tropes in pop culture. While I saw a parade of dads on TV calling their daughters “princesses” and fretting about the fact …
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I Still Miss My Soap Opera, Do You?
Remember being addicted to a daytime soap? Last week, I watched a special on ABC called The Story of Soaps. My secret agenda: a glimpse of any of the actors …
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I May Never Wear a Bra Again, Will You?
I’ve been pretty good about keeping up habits that would be easy to let slide, given our current state of being. I get dressed every day (it helps that my …
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Learning to Drink Like A Grown-Up… Sort of
I don’t know crap about cocktails. I don’t know much about drinking in general, despite having worked in a bar back in the day… a lifetime ago, at this point. …
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The Most Delicious Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
One day, my friend Marcie left a bag of Meyer lemons hanging on my front door. (This tells you a lot about both of us.) I wanted to make something …
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Baking Tips for Beginners with Some Expert Health Hacks
Are you feeling a little left out because everyone’s baking such delicious treats and you’re not sure where to start? Not everyone out there is an expert, even if it …
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Judging from a Distance, Literally
I’ve found a new trend! Sure, there’s bread baking, and puzzles, but this one doesn’t require any supplies: judging. All over social media, in private groups and public forums, everyone …
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