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Columns & Collected Essays
The Chocolate Wars
Let’s agree to agree: chocolate is delicious, and it’s also good for you. But, like all great love stories, this one has a twist: in...
Apr 20, 2012
The Sandal Revolution
The box arrived from Bloomingdale’s just as my husband, Brett, was walking out the door to attend a neighborhood meeting one evening. ...
Apr 9, 2012
Loved the Hunger Games? Other Great YA Books that Adults Should Be Reading
Confession: I read children’s books. For fun. Like, all the time. Did you get hooked on Harry Potter? Torn apart by Twilight? Did you...
Mar 14, 2012
Lessons from Downton Abbey: A Jewish American Princess studies the Dowager Countess
I admire the British for so many reasons. They have a rich history of beheading enemies of the monarchy without ever compromising...
Feb 15, 2012
Pornography for Mommies
Originally posted on the Huffington Post on January 18th. Read it here or below. Let me get one thing straight here, oh Moms In...
Jan 18, 2012
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