Among the theories of human nature that I have accumulated in more than 50 years of being alive, one stands out as the most obvious: when it comes to dealing with anxiety, some people are […]
[EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m pausing our usual programming to bring you this piece from the archives, which comes from my personal history with LA. Two of our staff are currently residing there: our Music Editor, Celia […]
Welcome to the Womancake interview, Sandra! How is your work day going? Well, I’m right in the middle [of] this play that I’ve written and am independently producing. It’s opening soon, and then we’ll run […]
Two bun-buns were mating in my neighbor’s yard this morning. Small and fawn-brown, with stubby rounded ears and slender white feet, these guys are everywhere in our new neighborhood. They’re wily and clumsy and remarkably […]
On the morning the Trump administration took power in 2017, I awoke from a dream in which a kind female voice was telling me, in the manner of an arresting officer reading my Mirandas, “You […]
Hi, welcome back! Something else I want to say on the subject is that even though you may feel unseen and unheard (to some degree) at this point in your life, it’s not too late to […]
Recently I overheard two middle-aged women talking in a crowded local lunch spot. The restaurant is frequented mostly by teenagers, who love its kitchy orange decor and huge green salads, which they order With extra caesar […]
There is a moment in your favorite movie when the protagonist begins to make significant progress. This moment, which is actually a dedicated sequence, looks and feels different from everything that’s come before. The protagonist […]
I’ve been reading Marisa’s essays and journalism in fashion mags for a decade, and when I saw she had a new book coming out (about Glossier founder Emily Weiss, no less!) I jumped at the […]
After high school I took a gap year, then attended an elite musical theater conservatory in New York City. The program was brutally demanding but mercifully short, a mere two years, yet each one felt […]
You had to be creative, but also strategic. In actual fact you had to be ruthless, but you might not know that until you carelessly threw yourself into a situation that you barely escaped from. […]
It’s dark inside the catapult while you’re waiting for the action to start. You have to stay calm and trust that you’ll land in the right place, the right pair of arms. I had never […]