Columns & Collected Essays

Jan 9, 2009

This is the Year

I am on the verge of finishing my dissertation. After 12 years of work on this monster, I think it’s fairly safe to say that This Will...

Dec 19, 2008

A catalogue recently arrived in my mail. This is no great news, since I get about two or three a day, more when companies up the ante...

Dec 5, 2008

The weekend before Black Friday, there was a huge sale at Saks in Manhattan. This surprised everyone, because it wasn’t advertised and...

Nov 20, 2008

Hi. I’m Julie. I write with humor and candor about my life, my friends and family, and the particular demands of motherhood and wifedom...

Nov 19, 2008

Meet the cast of characters from my column: Brett: Witty with the one-liners, cynical at times, artistic and creative, and highly...

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